Poetry
August 25-29, 2025
Open to All
Tiered Tuition
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About the Offering
August 25th-29th from 11am-1pm (Eastern).
“Style keeps things going and keeps them from falling apart,” proposes Jeff Dolven in Senses of Style. In what ways is style a form of continuing, and how is it a form of cohesion? We learn to identify style through its likenesses, its deviations, its artifices, its affinities, its provocations, its ironies, and its contradictions. What makes a style recognizable? Inimitable? Elusive? And what marks the contours of our own authorial imprint?
Together, we’ll probe the metrics and categories that might describe and constitute a poet’s style, and think through what style carries and implies, through careful acts of analysis and imitation. Over the course of the week, participants in the workshop will attempt to capture the gaits and gestures of contemporary poets of varying styles.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Jenny Xie
is the author of Eye Level and The Rupture Tense, both finalists for the National Book Award in Poetry. She has been supported by fellowships and grants from Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Kundiman, New York Foundation for the Arts, the Vilcek Foundation, and the Jerome Foundation. Xie is an assistant professor of Written Arts at Bard College, and lives in New York City.
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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