A poetry and nonfiction seminar with poet and novelist Renée Ashley and memoirist Rosie Schaap.

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Poetry in the Body with Priscilla Becker

Preludes: The Long Poem with Paolo Javier

Poets Respond: Poetry as Political Dialogue with Camille Rankine
“What is political activism anyway? It’s something both prepared for and spontaneous – like making poetry.” – Adrienne Rich

The Art of Truth Telling: Discernment, Authenticity, and Risk with Eugenia Leigh

The Whole Poem: Unlocking the Full Potential of a Poem’s Content and Form with Neil Shepard

An Equal Music: Writing Poems from a Musical Influence with Jay Deshpande

Poets are frequently influenced by a favorite musician or song. Sometimes it’s Bob Dylan’s lyrics, the aesthetics of the blues, or the emotional sweep of Mahler that we want to carry to the page. But how do we make use of the music we love if we don’t write about it and we don’t try to mimic it? In effect, the music-inspired poem is the most challenging form of ekphrasis, because the author must be extra vigilant to form her own language rather than to mimic that of the song.