Poetry

In this Critical Response Process workshop, learn poetic forms, meter, and revision strategies.

Learn more about contemporary poetry through conversation and writing prompts based on readings by authors Ada Limon, Ross Gay, and Li-Young Lee.

Write inspired poetry using prompts based on the work of prominent beat era poets, including Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kaufman, and Kerouac.

Draw from the innovative collections of poets like Franny Choi, Natalie Diaz, Patricia Lockwood, and Claudia Rankine to create your own brave new work.

Showing up to write isn't half the battle - it is the battle.

Showing up to write isn't half the battle - it is the battle.

The class examines the role of poetry in the social justice movement and provides participants with the opportunity to write, perform and possibly publish.

Too often a writer enters a poem in the same eye-witnessing way, using "I" to begin. This class will provide you with different strategies for beginning a poem.