POET 28 W — Poems of Beauty and Power: Poetry Workshop
Quarter: Winter
Instructor(s): Shann Ray
Date(s): Jan 6—Mar 10
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Wednesdays
Class Meeting Time: 6:00—7:00 pm (PT)
Tuition: $1040
Refund Deadline: Jan 8
Unit(s): 2
Enrollment Limit: 18
Status: Registration opens Nov 30, 8:30 am (PT)
In fragments found on the backs of envelopes, Emily Dickinson wrote of hope, work, and immortality in the form of a bird, a bumblebee, and a carriage. Her circumscribed life provided fodder to write about big ideas using the images available to her. Here, you will discover ways not only to use what you see all around you in order to access big ideas, but also to think like Dickinson and write beyond the confines of what you know. We’ll study elements of poetry, from the sonic delight of lines to writing about transformative things and experiencing the joy of the right ending. We'll learn from poets like Joy Harjo, Natalie Diaz, John Murillo, Ross Gay, and Layli Long Soldier about crafting poems of beauty and power. We'll engage with weekly writing assignments that will be reviewed in online workshops and share our thoughts on poetry during Zoom sessions. In this course, students seek to craft a group of poems ready for publication.