Poems are structures: the way words appear on the page—the use of white space, typography, order, disorder. We step into a poem as we would a new building we admire: curious, but from the outside.
This class will explore the practice of visionary writing.
What does it mean to experiment? To play? To leap into uncertainty? To subvert a sense of form, structure, tone?
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.
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.
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.
From first draft to final draft, strategies are required for seeing the whole poem, both its full potential for content and its most satisfying form.
From first draft to final draft, strategies are required for seeing the whole poem, both its full potential for content and its most satisfying form.
James Baldwin said, “The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover.
Saturday April 22, 2:00-6:00pm
Sunday April 23, 12:00-4:00pm
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