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Winter 2008 Workshops at Writers & Books PoetryFrog Jumps In: HaikuWA8-P01 There is a lot more to haiku than 17 syllables. Be like the frog in Basho’s celebrated poem and jump into the world of haiku writing. This workshop will offer an introduction to the basics of haiku writing, a discussion of traditional and modern styles of haiku (senryu and haibun too). There will be time to write some haiku as well as a helpful critique of what you have written. The Poem as Story: Writing the Lyric NarrativeWA8-P02 Explore the flexibility and richness of this unique form that combines the narrative with the hallmarks of lyric poetry—brevity, sound, imagery, and style—to create a story-line complete with characterizations. Learn from the narrative poems of Robert Browning, Robert Frost, Joan Murray, William Heyen, B. H. Fairchild, Suzanne Owens, Lola Haskins and others. Participants will write a narrative poem of their own working from a series of in-class exercises. The Right Madness: A Course for New Voices in PoetryWA8-P03 You’ve been writing poetry (though you may not have told anyone what you’re up to), you’ve read some poets, and maybe you’ve been to a poetry reading or two. Now what you need is a small classroom of supportive people like yourself who want to explore the art more deeply by writing, reading, and critiquing under the guidance of a teacher. Steven Huff will bring years of experience as a poet, poetry editor, and as a teacher to this class of basic poetry writing and reading. The Goat Path Up the Night Mountain: An Intermediate Course in PoetryWA8-P04 This is a class / workshop for those who have either taken a poetry class, or have some experience writing poems and sharing them with friends or at an open mic, and now want to deepen their practice. Students will read one another’s poems, and workshop them in a supportive atmosphere under the guidance of an experienced teacher, helping to enable them to venture forward with their art. Also a suitable workshop for more advanced students. Writing Nature Poetry: Tuning in to the UntamedWA8-P05 This workshop will provide poets with a toolkit they can use to embrace nature in their writing and get some real, immediate, and essential practice using those tools in the scenic, natural surroundings of the Gell Center. Participants should bring a notebook, a journal if they keep one, a digital camera (optional), and any poems they’ve written about nature that they would like to work on or share with the group. Bring snacks or a bagged lunch, and come prepared to enjoy nature and explore creativity. The Prose Poem: The Cast Iron AeroplaneWA8-P06 Challenging traditional concepts of poetry and narrative prose, the prose poem is by nature "subversive." It makes meaning where no form exists, and it does so in a few words; seems less art than an act of defiance. It isn’t so much crafted as it is spilled out, like a Jackson Pollock painting. Russell Edson, one of its main practitioners, variously defines it as “poetry freed from the definition of poetry, and a prose freed of the necessity of fiction...a cast iron aeroplane that can fly...a statement that seeks sanity while its author teeters on the edge of the abyss.” That being said, prose poems do have their own distinct form and follow a set of rules. We will study effective examples of prose poems, practice creating them using prompts, and critique them in class. We will also look at the burgeoning market for prose poems. Stone by Stone: Assembling a Poetry ManuscriptWA8-P07 You’ve published some poems, you’ve written a lot more, and now you’re thinking about a chapbook or even a full-length book manuscript. The instructor will take you through some tried and true methods of assembling your work: manuscript mechanics, deciding what to include or leave out, and building a manuscript that will catch an editor’s eye. He will give you a behind-the-scenes look at how publishing works, and how to approach a publisher. You are here > Home > Winter 2008 Seminars, Courses & Workshops > Poetry |
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