A deep understanding of contemporary bilingual poetry
Techniques for implementing code-switching in your own work
Course Description:
In this bilingual creative writing workshop, students will explore how code-switching can make stories and poems more authentic and unique. They will write in two or more languages and experiment with blending them in their work. The class will be generative, with students creating new pieces each week. We will also read authors such as José Olivarez, Julián Delgado Lopera, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sandra Cisneros, and Gloria Muñoz for inspiration and craft discussion.
About the instructor:
Ofelia Montelongo is a bilingual writer from Mexico. She has an MBA in Strategic Leadership & an MA in Latin American Literature. Her work has been published in The Rumpus, Latino Book Review, Los Acentos Review, and elsewhere. She was the editor of the Latine Monsters issue at Barrelhouse. She is a PEN/Faulkner writer in residence, a Macondista & a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, Tin House, VONA, and Key West Seminar alumna.
About our ticket fees:
Your ticket purchase is an investment not only in your voice, but in our literary community. The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing is dedicated to helping create a sustainable local and national literary arts community. The general rate for our PWS classes is only $25 per hour of instruction. The pay scale is designed in favor of instructors, ensuring that the majority of all ticket sales goes to them. Any additional profit allows us to offer discounts, scholarship seats, and occasionally free educational programs. To inquire about whether or not you are eligible for a discount code, please send an email to: pipercenter.info@asu.edu
