07/03/2026
Are you the type of person that wanders through vintage stops or photo archives wondering about the stories behind each object? Do you have a box of found objects, old photographs, or paper scraps that you’ve been saving for that one project some day?
Join the Chinese American Museum on Thursday, July 23, from 6 – 8 PM for From Picture to Poem, a generative poetry workshop inspired by artifacts from the museum’s archives. Using these historical materials as creative prompts, participants will explore collaging to create “found” writing in different hybrid writing styles and modalities. Through a series of playful writing exercises, participants will also experiment with new ways to find inspiration, connect with community history, and transform archival images (and stories) into original works of art.
Attendees will walk away with three pieces of visual poetry that combine their own words and sentiments with images from the CAM archives.
RSVP at https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/fcamla/from-picture-to-poem.
**This workshop is hosted and lead by Taz Ahmed and jason chu, artists featured in CAM’s current exhibition, (Be)Spoken: Poems from Our Asian American Voices. Spaces in the workshop may be limited.
About the Workshop Leads:
jason chu is a prominent rapper and activist in the national Asian American scene. He’s been heard in movies, TV shows, and video games including Warrior, American Born Chinese, Joy Ride, and Valorant. As a content creator, jason’s videos on history, society, and culture regularly go viral. He’s worked with the LA Mayor’s Office, and serves as guest curator of the (Be)Spoken exhibition at the Chinese American Museum.
Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed is a political strategist, storyteller, and artist based in Los Angeles. An Active writer, both her essays and poetry have been published in numerous publications and collections. Her latest poetry collection “Grasping At This Planet Just to Believe” was published April 2024 with Writ Large Projects.
「從圖片到詩歌」活動簡介：
你是否喜歡流連古董店或翻閱照片時，好奇每件物品背後隱藏的故事？你是否也收藏了一盒「拾得物」、舊照片或紙片，期待日後用於某個創作項目之中？
歡迎於7月23日（星期四）晚上6時至8時，參加華美博物館舉辦的「從圖片到詩歌」工作坊，這是一場以博物館館藏文物為靈感的詩歌創作活動。參與者將以這些歷史資料作為創作靈感，透過拼貼手法，創作出融合不同文體與形式的「現成」文學。在一系列輕鬆有趣的寫作練習中，參與者也將嘗試新的創作方式，從社群歷史中汲取靈感，並將檔案影像與其背後的故事轉化為獨一無二的藝術作品。
活動結束後，每位參與者將帶走三件視覺詩歌作品，這些作品融合了參與者個人的文字與情感，以及來自華美博物館檔案庫的珍貴圖像。
**本工作坊由 Taz Ahmed 與 朱鎮南 (jason chu) 共同主持及指導，兩人皆是華美博物館目前《（來）述誦：美國亞裔之詩歌》展覽的藝術家。工作坊名額可限，報名從速。
工作坊主持人簡介：
朱鎮南 (jason chu) 是美國亞裔社群中備受矚目的饒舌歌手暨社會運動家。他的聲音曾出現在多部電影、電視節目及電玩遊戲中，包括《戰士》(Warrior)、《西遊ABC》(American Born Chinese) 、《喜幹會》(Joy Ride) 以及《特戰英豪》(Valorant)。他以歷史、社會與文化為主題製作的短影音內容經常在網路上廣為流傳。他曾與洛杉磯市長辦公室合作，現擔任華美博物館《（來）述誦：美國亞裔之詩歌》展覽的客座策展人。
Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed 現居洛杉磯的政治策略家、故事編述者暨藝術家。身為活躍的作家，她的散文與詩作見諸各類刊物及選集。她近期的詩集《緊抓這顆星球，只為相信》(Grasping At This Planet Just to Believe) 已於2024年4月由 Writ Large Projects 出版。
