CLASS ORGANIZATION

This is a generative poetry writing workshop. Our time will be divided between Gathering (forming new ideas, insights, and connections) and Application (practice and evaluation).

Our Gathering will be fueled by reading, listening, watching, analyzing, discussing, and reflecting; our Application will be fueled by writing, workshopping, and editing. My brain craves verbs, so both tasks will intersect frequently and, hopefully, in unexpected ways because your surprise begets surprise for your readers, which is our ultimate goal (more on this in class).

At the end of every class, you will receive a topic for your next poem and one or two poems, videos, audio recordings, memes, etc. to ingest before the next class.

WORKSHOPS

Because your drafts of new poems will be VERY new, I recommend using Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process (CRP) in our workshops. The goal of CRP is to make giving and getting feedback on work in progress more effective, thereby making the Maker eager and motivated to continue their work. It offers the maker an active role in the critique of their work and opportunities to rehearse the connections they seek when their art meets an audience. Visit the CRP website for more information.

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