Multigenre
July 17 to August 11, 2023
Open to All
Tiered Tuition
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About the Offering
ASYNCHRONOUS
In this workshop, we will discuss how prose narratives can benefit from poetic techniques, how expanding the use of poetic principles—from metaphor to repetition, space, juxtaposition, accrual, lists, and rhyme—can deepen the experience of writing and reading creative nonfiction. What is the lyric essay? How can we use a “volta” to surprise ourselves and our readers? This generative class will be a discussion of craft at the line level. We will do writing exercises and create several “after” drafts for you to share with the class and develop when our time together is done.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Deborah Jackson Taffa’s Deborah Taffa’s Whiskey Tender was a 2024 National Book Award finalist, a 2025 Carnegie Medal longlisted title, and a top book of the year at The Atlantic, Time, NPR, Esquire, and other outlets. A 2024 NEA Fellow, and a 2022 winner of the PEN/Jean Stein grant, Deborah has received fellowships from the University of Iowa and other places. She is the director of the MFACW program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM.
Accessibility Information
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 60 museums. Over the past fifteen years, they have built a sustainable career as a visual artist and have extensive experience working with museums, galleries, universities and nonprofit organizations, publishers, and press outlets. In addition to their own creative work, they are passionate about sharing the professional knowledge they’ve acquired throughout their career with other artists.
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