POET CAMP Registration
Registration
Poetry is language at its most distilled,
and its most powerful.”
-Rita Dove
Sometimes people ask if I offer courses specifically focused on craft, since these elements are more scattershot in Poet Camp’s thematic workshops. In those courses, I focus craft discussion in my comments and critiques from week to week. I realize that this relies on the poet to feel confident in drafting using these skills before we even begin!
So I’ve been paying attention to the questions people ask. The comments I make most often. The moments where I notice people hesitate when they talk about intent, and we’ll begin there.
In Craft Cafeteria: Essentials, we will look at 2-3 poems each week (which everyone will get in advance). I’ll share a few craft thoughts, and make some observations about each individual poem, then I’ll share two prompts for the week ahead.
Each session will include time for group discussion and observations, questions and recommendations.
*This is a LIVE offering via Google Meet. Sessions will be recorded! If you’re unable to attend, you’ll still receive materials for that week, along with the handouts and prompts. No feedback offered from week to week. Everyone registered will be invited to share at our read-around in Week 5.
8/21 Week 1: The House of the Poem: Line breaks, stanzas and white space
9/3 Week 2: Prominent places: Titles, last lines, first lines
10/2 Week 3: Within Reach: Extension, activation and gesture
11/21 Week 4: Music: Soundplay, rhythm and repetition
12/8 Week 5: Read-around and Closing Notes (included in registration for any/all weeks)
*Always 7:30-9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Sign up for a single session, or get the whole feast for a reduced rate.
$35/a-la-carte or bundled for $125
Please use the address where you’d prefer to receive any event related content such as self-enrollment links, Google Meet invitations, or pdfs with anchor texts and/or prompts.
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