Remote 3-Hour Workshop: Rosebud Ben-Oni: Sky Ladders & Moon Voyages: Poets in Space

Sky Ladders & Moon Voyages: Poets in Space

Is poetry the future of communication between this world and others? In what ways do you already hold the possibilities of a more complex cosmos? In this remote 3-hour workshop (spread over three Sundays), we’ll go on a virtual and poetic voyage together. Drawing inspiration from poets like Tracy K. Smith, Monica Ong, Mai Der Vang, Beth Bachmann and more, we’ll dive into different themes such as space travel, the Big Bang, dark matter, dark energy. This class is meant to challenge, inspire, and empower the way you see yourself and your poetry against the much larger scope of the universe. We’ll cover 1-2 poems each session that revolve around a scientific idea, followed by a guided, multi-part writing prompt to generate the most ideas of writing to take away from the course. Jumpstart your week via planetary poetics.

3 hours over 3 Sundays  |  April 16th, 23rd & 30th  |  6-7pm Eastern  |  $120 ($96 for Members)

All are welcome, space is limited. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available. Please email support@poetshouse.org with any questions.

About the educator:

Born to a Mexican mother and Jewish father, Rosebud Ben-Oni is the winner of 2019 Alice James Award for If This Is the Age We End Discovery (March 2021), which received a Starred Review in Booklist and was a Finalist for the 2021 National Jewish Book Award in Poetry. She is also the author of turn around, BRXGHT XYXS (Get Fresh Books, 2019) and the chapbook 20 Atomic Sonnets, which appears online in Black Warrior Review (2020), in honor of the Periodic Table’s 150th Birthday.

In May 2022, Paramount commissioned her video essay “My Judaism is a Wild Unplace” for a campaign for Jewish Heritage Month, which appeared on Paramount Network, MTV Networks, The Smithsonian Channel, VH1 and many others. Her poem “Poet Wrestling with Angels in the Dark” was commissioned by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in NYC. She is a recipient of a 2021 City Arts Corps grant, a 2021 Queens Arts Fund grant from the Queens Council for the Arts, a 2014 NYFA Fellowship in Poetry and a 2013 CantoMundo Fellow. Her work appears in POETRY, The American Poetry Review, Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day, among others. Photo credit Brian Lee.

While our physical space is closed for construction, workshops will be held over Zoom. While you can use Zoom from your phone or browser, we recommend downloading the desktop client.