Three-hour webinars offering intensive instruction on elements of poetic craft, ranging from prosody and other formal techniques to approaches to the writing process and revision. The craft labs will feature a mix of lecture, guided writing activities, and Q&A with the instructor. An integral part of our Mentorship Program curriculum, the labs are the only part of the curriculum open to the public.
Fall 2022
October 16
Praising the Stone
Ada Limón / online
Sept 11
Sun Tunnels: On Temporality and the Borders of the Poem
Jay Deshpande / online
Summer 2022
July 31
Blues: The Story Always Unsold
Tyehimba Jess / online
June 26
The Poetic Experience as Catharsis
Hala Alyan / online
Winter-Spring 2022
May 22
What Is Found There: Surprise in the Lyric Poem
Jay Deshpande / online
April 10
Lavish Syntax
Rick Barot / online
March 6
Prosody and Its Decolonization
Jay Deshpande / online
Feb 6
“Pardon My Heart”: Celebrating Unapologetic Candor
Rosebud Ben-Oni / online
