Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds with Danez Smith
 
Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds with Danez Smith (Photo by Hieu Minh Nguyen)
Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds with Danez Smith
09/11/2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Phoenix
Course Description and Details

Poeming in Code, Singing to Our Beloveds with Danez Smith


Course Description: 

This workshop seeks to explore the idea of audience while debunking the myths that our audience is either everyone or no one. We will hone in on what tools writers use to signal to their audiences that the poem is to/for them, how we add love, empathy, and intimacy into our writing, and how we can be more in use of our work as gathering grounds and private lines of communication.


Dates and Times:

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

 

Location:

Burton Barr Library

Pulliam Auditorium

1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004

(602) 262-4636

 

Duration: 

2 Hours

 

Genre Type:

Poetry

 

Course Type: 

Generative Workshop/Lecture/Conversation

 

Course Level 

All Skill Levels Welcome

 

Faculty Bio: 
Danez Smith is a Black, Queer, Poz writer & performer from St. Paul, MN. Smith is the author of Don’t Call Us Dead (Graywolf Press, 2017), winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, and a finalist for the National Book Award; they also wrote [insert] boy (YesYes Books, 2014), winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. They are the recipient of fellowships from the Poetry Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the Montalvo Arts Center, Cave Canem, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Smith's work has been featured widely, appearing on platforms such as Buzzfeed, The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Best American Poetry, Poetry Magazine, and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Smith is a member of the Dark Noise Collective and is the co-host of VS with Franny Choi, a podcast sponsored by the Poetry Foundation and Postloudness. Smith’s third collection, Homie, will be published by Graywolf in Spring 2020. Find more at www.danezsmithpoet.com