Weekend Poetry Intensive
Description
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 class is designed for both experienced poets and total beginners: no prior experience is necessary.
Faculty
Tracy Fuad
Details
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2-day Intensive Course
Saturday and Sunday
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Testimonials
Best in the business...
“The instructors at the Berlin Writers' Workshop are among the best in the business: brilliant writers, thorough editors, thoughtful teachers, and insightful critics. That all this literary talent has descended on Berlin is tremendously exciting.”
— Carmen Maria Machado, author, Her Body and Other Parties
Extraordinary...
"As a writer and editor, Rebecca has an extraordinary aptitude for understanding work in its big silhouettes and in its finer textures. She’s clear-eyed and curious and deliberate. She offers serious attention to others’ pages. I’ve been so grateful to have her as a reader and literary confidante."
— Amanda Goldblatt, writer and teacher
Enormously helpful...
"Whether offering me practical guidance about how to restructure a story, recommending a book or essay that I might find useful, or simply encouraging me to keep going, their intelligence and mentorship have helped me and my writing enormously."
— Ariel Lewiton, Director of Marketing and Publicity, Sarabande Books
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