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Examining the Invisible Threads of Poetry : Honesty on the Page
Literary Mirror: Riding the Reflection
Speculative Fiction and Resistance
Examining the Invisible Threads of Poetry: Honesty on the Page
An exploratory poetry workshop with poet Ciara Hendrix
June 29th - July 20th
Mondays on Zoom, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST)
In order to bring forth our best work, poets must be willing to be honest, unflinching, and bold. In this exploratory poetry workshop, we will examine an essential element of bringing impactful poetry to the page. Through dialogue, reflection, and dissection of emotive, provocative poems, we'll navigate a writer's path to vulnerability and truth-telling through image, line, and stanza.
Literary Mirror: Riding the Reflection
A visual and literary art workshop with artist Khaulah Naima Nuruddin
July 16th - August 6th
Wednesdays on Zoom, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST)
The “literary mirror” will express the opposite of what the visual presents. Uncover and reveal the hidden elements of artwork through visual and conceptual analysis to identify the obvious elements of a work of art and the implied meaning. Participants will hold a mirror to that analysis to define what the opposite meaning of the visual artwork would be. “Riding the reflection” of the art invites participants to reverse everything they understand about the piece and express that in words. The result will be a dynamic series of poems that are alternative interpretations of the art.
Required Materials: Paper, drawing tools (pencils, pens, crayons, and/or markers)
Speculative Fiction and Resistance:
A generative fiction workshop with writer Silk Jazmyne
July 7th - July 28th
Tuesdays on Zoom, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST)
Speculative Fiction as a term was coined in 1947 and has evolved through the decades. Recently, some fans have complained about politics being involved; however, this genre has been exploring political content, especially resistance as a theme since the beginning. This four week course for fiction writers, nonfiction writers, poets and historians will not only journey through artistic works but also the context of the political climate of the time they were written. We’ll explore the work of George Lucas, Suzanne Collins, Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, Megan Giddings. This class involves weekly readings and discussions (20-40 pages) and short writing prompts. The final week of the course will be focused on workshopping a (3000 word or less) short story that had been crafted throughout the first three weeks. Short story writers and novelists alike are welcome, as are students new to the genre.
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