WRITING OUTSIDE THE NORM: GENERATING NEW WORK 


For a poem to feel alive, to feel worth the time we spend crafting it, risk is necessary in shape, subject matter, and language. But to bring risk into our work we must write from beyond the periphery. In this workshop, we will investigate ways to write outside the norm using a wide variety of new prompts including collage, form, braiding and pojacks.

Included in the day will be a new poem packet with work from Ellen Bass, Jericho Brown, Warsan Shire, and several other poets who use nons forms to their own end.  You will leave the workshop with 6-8 new starts, but more importantly, you will leave with a toolbox of new ways to approach your own work. 


​PRAISE FOR POTC CLASSES:

"I always love "Generating New Poems," for both the prompts and the energy of the poems being born before my eyes."
                  ~ Debby Bacharach, author of Shake and Tremor, Grayson Books.

Together, we will write poems inspired by a diverse array of new writing prompts. You will leave with 4-6 poem starts, and maybe more! Spend focused time writing poems in a safe, nurturing environment. Come spend the day with us: writing, laughing, and surprising yourself with what you can do in a short amount of time --- with creative guidance and just the right atmosphere.

"Your workshop, "Generating New Poems," encouraged me to think about poetry differently."
                              ~ Wanda Herndon, poet

HOW TO REGISTER:

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 Small note: If you pay by check, PLEASE fill out the registration form.  For this one day class, we cannot offer refunds. However, you can gift your class to a BIPOC poet.