So often writers avoid poetic form because of the fear of being restricted. But what if poetic form is actually a vehicle for creating more possibility within your work and even pushing yourself out of your own comfort zone?
This course seeks to reframe poetic forms as useful containers into which we can throw and organize our concerns, molds we can place onto a thing to give it shape. And within those containers, there are many ways to work with their formal constraints to create surprise for your reader.
This class will discuss three popular poetry forms–the sonnet, the pantoum, and the sestina–and will delve into some tips and tricks of working through (and with) their formal constraints to create possibility and surprise.
TAKE THIS CLASS IF:
You’re curious about poetic forms.
You’re looking for ways to play again in your writing.
You’re looking to refresh your approach to form in your writing.
You’re a poet or prose writer curious how constraints can transform your writing.
The deadline to register for this class is Friday, April 5 at 5:00 PM CDT.
$59 for Members
$119 for Non-Members
2024/04/06 - 2024/04/06
Online/Virtual Space