October 23 to October 27, 2023
1 Week Asynchronous Workshop

Perhaps I was BORN to teach it! Perhaps I was born to DIE teaching it!!! For me, it's a bucket list-level dream come true, for you, it's asynchronous, so you can do it in your jammies, and for the whole dang planet, it's part of the 24PearlStreet, the Fine Arts Work Center Online Writing Program!

****

Comedy and poetry have much in common. They both transform highly subjective sensory experiences into transcendent social responses. And they both create surprise—the Yahtzee of all social responses—which motivates us to re-engage with increasingly complex tasks and environments.

In this generative workshop, we will explore theories of how humor works alongside examples of comedic poems and poetic stand-ups. In daily exercises, we'll test-drive rhetorical tools used by stand-ups and humor writers that can move your readers from laughter to awe, such as exaggerations, self-depreciation, contradictions, and meta-statements.

We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll honk at passersby.

At 24PearlStreet, you can find online workshops, events, resources, and community. 24PearlStreet provides everything you need to work on your craft and connect with other writers, wherever you are, year-round.