Poetry
July 17-21, 2017
Open to All
Tiered Tuition
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About the Offering
“I am ashamed of my century,” Frank O’Hara explains, “for being so entertaining but I have to smile.” In this one-week intensive course, students will mine speech acts — from Twitter to long-form interviews — by a public figure of their choosing to develop a portfolio of persona poems. An exercise in character development, we’ll discover ways of using public speech in poetry making, keeping a careful eye on the subtext, context, and urtext of our found texts. Part Andy Warhol, part Lady Gaga, the approach to this class is one of artistic appropriation, and students will leave with the tools to further develop their portfolio of persona poems into a longer project. At the end of the intensive, each student will receive a detailed email outlining strengths in their work and advice for moving the project forward.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
D. Gilson is the author of I Will Say This Exactly One Time: Essays (Sibling Rivalry, 2015); Crush with Will Stockton (Punctum Books, 2014); Brit Lit (Sibling Rivalry, 2013); and Catch & Release (2012), winner of the Robin Becker Prize. He is an Assistant Professor of English at Texas Tech University, and his work has appeared in POETRY, Threepenny Review, The Rumpus, and twice as a notable essay in Best American Essays.
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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