MINE ENDLESS MATERIAL FROM MUSIC AND MEDIA
What if Lana Del Rey could give you dating advice, or you could get a pep talk from Frida Khalo? Pop culture is ripe with poetry. Join award-winning poet Kelly Grace Thomas to mine the zeitgeist and write poems packed with power and pizzazz. We will use the lens of media and genre to examine everything from the latest blockbuster to the five o'clock news. Expect to read contemporary writers that use media as a mirror to forge new reflections. We will read and discuss poems by Danez Smith, Megan Falley, Patricia Smith, and more.*
In this workshop, participants will:
Use pop culture elements to add structure and surprise to their work
Practice and apply the power of persona
Use form and genre specific language to break patterns and expectations
Leave with three fresh and fiery new drafts
* reading material subject to change