Tuesday, September 10th and 17th

5:30PM-7:30PM Phoenix MST
Location: Zoom
 

What to expect at a glance:

• Learn new poetic terminology and techniques to improve your writing 
• Create narrative poetry through generative exercises
• Receive peer and instructor feedback on poem drafts

Course Description:

Humans have long been attracted to the art of storytelling. One could say that our lives are composed of a series of different stories that we tell ourselves and/or one another. In this workshop, we'll look at this narrative art and how to effectively channel our experiences into powerful poetry. We'll study and discuss techniques for sound and crafting quality poetry. Then, through a series of writing prompts, we'll examine our own narratives and turn them into poems. This workshop will also consider tempo, pacing, and effective use of line breaks. No experience necessary!

About the instructor:

Jodie Hollander's work has appeared in journals such as The Poetry Review, Poetry Magazine, The Yale Review, The Harvard Review, Poetry, PN Review, The Kenyon Review, Poetry London, The Hudson Review, The Dark Horse, The New Criterion, The Rialto, Verse Daily, The Best Australian Poems of 2011, and The Best Australian Poems of 2015. Her debut full-length collection, My Dark Horses, was published by Liverpool University and Oxford University Press. Her second collection, Nocturne, was published with Liverpool & Oxford University Press in 2023, and longlisted for the Laurel Prize in nature writing. Hollander is the recipient of a MacDowell fellowship and a Fulbright fellowship in South Africa. She is also the originator of Poetry in the Parks in conjunction with several National Parks and Monuments in the United States. She currently lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.