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 2021
November 21
A Poet in the World: Making a Life and Seeking Discipline
Jay Deshpande / online
October 17
Reclaiming the “I”: Strategies and Ethics in Auto/biography
Angel Nafis / online
September 19
I and Others: Selfhood, Identity, and the Management of the Speaker
Jay Deshpande / online
Summer 2021
August 15
Nonsense and Senselessness
Jericho Brown / online
June 27
If It Ain’t Broke, Break It
Shira Erlichman / online
Winter-Spring 2021
May 23
Poetic Turns and the Shape of the Poem
Jay Deshpande / online
April 18
The DIY of Truth: A Poem by You
Terrance Hayes / online
March 14
Prosody and Its Decolonization
Jay Deshpande / online
