“O let me, please”: How (& Why) to Write the Sexiest Poems of Your Life — LIVE via ZOOM: 6pm-9pm (Eastern Time) on August 6th —

Reflecting on the writing of sex, Melissa Febos says, “When something seems difficult, in writing and in life, we tend to make rules around it.” And just as there are a myriad of cultural norms around sex, there are a million rules about how to write it, too. But rules were made to be broken by poets—or re-invented on our own terms—and in this generative class we will read and write poems aimed at discovering the ways that writing about sex can allow us to access not just joy or love, but also humor, grief, playfulness, the sacred, and even our deepest sense of rage.

Regardless of gender, age, or sexuality, writing about sex offers each of us a chance to reclaim the stories of our bodies on the page. For beginners and experienced poets alike, this class is for anyone who wants to take that big embodied leap in a space of safety, understanding, and shared respect for the tenderness it takes to go there.

Participants will generate fresh poems and receive feedback on work drafted during the workshop.