Kitchen Sink Poetry

What to expect at a glance:

Discover strategies for completing new poems
Learn new poetic writing techniques to reinvigorate your work
Use writing practices to explore new avenues of creativity in your poetry

Course Description:

Through found, formal, and free verse, we will gain inspiration through poetic exploration by drawing from daily life and word play. With found poetry, we will create word lists and quote phrases from various texts to create original poems. With formal verse, we will read and discuss formal poetry and write responses. We will also take impromptu topics and write about them in poetic forms. Last, our free verse work will use everyday objects and natural elements to spark new ideas and poems. We'll use everything at our disposal, and yes, that includes the kitchen sink!

About the instructor:

Jenny Benjamin is a writer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over fifty of her poems have appeared in literary journals such as DIAGRAM and Crab Orchard Review. Her novel, This Most Amazing, was published by Armida Books. She has two poetry chapbooks published, More Than a Box of Crayons (Finishing Line Press) and Midway (No Chair Press). Her poetry chapbook, Painted Women in the Walls, will be published by Finishing Line Press in January 2025.

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Kitchen Sink Poetry

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