ASYNCHRONOUS with LIVE ELEMENTS

Line breaks—when we’re unbound from formal poetry—can be mystifying! When do we break—if ever? This class is for people who want to explore how breaking—or not breaking— a line of poetry can open up possibilities in a poem. During our eight-week class, we’ll explore various forms—the prose poem, the haibun, the zuihitsu, the epistolary poem—as well as poems that radically enjamb the line, poems that split the line apart. We’ll use these examples to work on “stuck” poems of our own. We’ll use writing prompts, revision techniques, and we’ll read and listen to contemporary poets, including Paul Tran, Diane Seuss, and Tina Cane. The aim will be to stretch our understanding of the line break!

Optional Live Elements: Zoom readings/workshops/virtual events TBA.