Intro to Poetic Form: Form as Space for Exploration

Description

Instructor: Tiana Nobile
Genre: Poetry
Number of Sessions: 1
Meets: 1-4 PM CT
Dates: July 13, 2024
Where: NOCCA Foundation
Cost: $75/ Early bird until July 5, 2024: $67

What happens when we consider form as a space for exploration and discovery rather than limitation? In this class, participants will read and write both traditional forms (i.e. sonnet, ghazal) and modern, experimental forms (i.e. erasure, golden shovel). Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the diversity of poetic forms and leave with a handful of new drafts. Potential works to be discussed include poems by A. Van Jordan, Agha Shahid Ali, Harryette Mullen, and Jericho Brown, among others. This course is best suited for writers with some experience studying and writing poetry, however, is open to all who are interested.