POET CAMP Registration
Registration
An Appetite for the Page
with Sandra Beasley
Sunday, November 16, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Eastern Time
$50 Full / $25 Scholarship
*Live on Google Meet. This workshop will be recorded.
“First we eat, then we do everything else,” wrote M.F.K. Fisher. Fish sizzling in a pan, vegetables set to char, tang of vinegar or bite of spice; these are not just tastes, but poems waiting to happen. We’ll discuss the pitfalls and opportunities of writing poems about food—with consideration of economics, environmental concerns, and ethnic identity—while looking at canonical and contemporary models. This seminar includes associated craft techniques, generative prompts, and tips for placing your work.
Sarah note: If the scholarship rate would enable you to join us, please use that link. No questions asked! Please pay what you’re able. <3
Sandra Beasley grew up in Virginia. She earned a BA in English from the University of Virginia and an MFA from American University. She worked as an editor for The American Scholar for many years. She is the author of the poetry collections Count the Waves (2015); I Was the Jukebox (2010), which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and Theories of Falling (2008), winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize. She also published a memoir, Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life (2011). In 2015, she received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Beasley teaches in the low-residency MFA program at the University of Tampa. She lives in Washington, DC.
An Appetite for the Page - Full Rate $50
An Appetite for the Page - Scholarship Rate $25
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