This class will focus on reading and writing the chapbook-length long poem, and the unique challenge posed by structuring a longer poem will be a focal point throughout our close readings and works
This class will focus on reading and writing the chapbook-length long poem, and the unique challenge posed by structuring a longer poem will be a focal point throughout our close readings and works
In this workshop students will learn the pleasures of writing poetry. We will capture experiences from memories, dreams and the world around us.
In this workshop students will learn the pleasures of writing poetry. We will capture experiences from memories, dreams and the world around us.
Students in this workshop will participate in various writing exercises that will encourage them to pare down the excess often accumulated in early drafts.
Students in this workshop will participate in various writing exercises that will encourage them to pare down the excess often accumulated in early drafts.
In this workshop, participants will experiment with the line break and how using it in new ways, or not at all, can lead to poems they may not have come to write otherwise.
In this workshop, participants will experiment with the line break and how using it in new ways, or not at all, can lead to poems they may not have come to write otherwise.
Not a class in mechanics, but a solid review (and more) of what makes poetry tick—from the technique to the heartbeat.
Thomas Lux is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry, most recently Child Made of Sand, God Particles and The Cradle Place.
© 2012 Poets House
