This class will illuminate the ways in which every Poet can use introductory craft concepts—while drawing upon their unique experiences, relationship to language, and innate sensibilities—to inform successful poetry. Once enrolled in this workshop, students will thereafter be (and be referred to as) Poets. This workshop will focus on providing a community wherein Poets share their poems and respond to the poems of their fellow classmates, both in equal measure. In each class, Poets will partake in an interactive exercise that is demonstrated or inspired by their weekly reading and geared toward the generation or revision of poetry. These exercises will teach Poets craft-based concepts for the page or performance, and they will reveal various points of access into everyday poetical and critical thinking. With the support and observations of the class as a team-oriented unit, each Poet will uncover what is unique and essential to their individual poetic voice and body of work as a whole.
- Teacher: Hannah Beresford