2-day Intensive Course
June 18-19th, 2022
Saturday and Sunday
11:00 - 16:00 CET (Berlin time) with a break for lunch
Location: Alt-Treptow, Berlin
Cost: 120€
Instructor: Tracy Fuad

This generative poetry course is a deep dive into reading and writing poetry, with the aim to jumpstart a new writing practice or rekindle an old one. "Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity," wrote Simone Weil. Through readings, discussion, and writing exercises, we'll examine how poets attend to the world, and how a poetic mode of seeing the world can deepen our own attention.

The course will cover essential elements of poetic craft, looking at texts from Joe Brainard, Etel Adnan, Ari Banias, Mei-mei Bersenbrugge, Inger Christiansan, Lydia Davis, Juliana Spahr, and more. The session will include a workshop component (an opportunity to give and receive feedback on original work).

This is an in-person, 2G+ class. The class is designed for both experienced poets and total beginners: no prior experience is necessary.