Check out the lineup for Black Lawrence Press virtual events! On the second Tuesday of of each month, we’re pleased to offer free single-session workshops. Then, join us on the last Tuesday of each month for readings and Q&A’s with our fabulous authors. Registration on Zoom is required for attendance. Can’t make it? Catch up on past events with captioned readings on our YouTube Channel.
DECEMBER WORKSHOP
Allison Joseph – One Inspiration, Three Forms, Three Poems
Tuesday, 12/10 @ 8PM ET
This workshop will discuss how to get three (or more poems) out of one central inspiration. Many poets get caught at the junction of form and content—this workshop will demonstrate how to use content in the creation of several poems that differ in their formal approach. For example: a suite of poems where one poem is a traditional sonnet in rhyme and meter, another is a free verse poem, and yet another is a prose poem. All of the poems in this suite share the same topic but vary in form. Essentially, this workshop will discuss “poetic code-switching” with the aim of giving poets a greater array of tools to choose from when approaching emotionally difficult subject matter.