Instructor: Machado TR 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
This advanced writing course combines seminar- and studio-style instruction toward the development of a robust portfolio of 12 to 15 pages of poetry. By seminar-style instruction I mean that we’ll discuss a healthy selection of contemporary poetry rooted in a range of aesthetic affiliations. By studio I mean that a substantial portion of the course is devoted to workshops, a peer-review format in which every participant’s writing receives constructive critique. We’ll also talk about what it means to be a poet in the world, what that looks like for a variety of practitioners, and how one builds a life around—or immersed—in poetry. [Image Credit: Forrest Bess, Untitled]