POETRY

With poet Grant Chemidlin! What do we risk by using profane language in our writing? More importantly, what do we gain? In this workshop, we’ll dissect poems by Allen Ginsberg, Natalie Diaz, Ada Limón, Mary Ruefle, and others, and examine how the use of “curse words” can enhance the emotional impact and meaning of a poem. […]

Published in 1987, Lucille Clifton wrote "they ask me to remember // but they want me to remember // their memories // and i keep on remembering // mine." Entitled "why some people be mad at me sometimes," Clifton implores her reader to find power in honoring your truth, your memories, your experiences in the […]

With poet Missy Fuego! There is nothing more powerful than first-person, the "I", and the "We"— but what happens when we use that to tell truths that are not our own? In this workshop we will explore the possibilities of persona poems: poetry that uses first-person, speaks from a place of absolute authority, but tells the […]

With poet Aishvarya Arora! In poetry, like in cooking, a depth of flavor and feeling comes from the careful orchestration of supposed opposites. How salt makes honey sweeter, or an acid cuts fat—our grief, rage, and despair render our humor, joy, and desire more luminescent. In this generative workshop, you’ll encounter poetry by experts of the […]