How and How by Kary Wayson Yesterday I met separately with two different students—one a man who has been making poems daily, privately (i.e., without an audience or publication) for the past twenty years; the other, a much younger woman,…
Generating Prose Poems with Deborah Woodard: March 7–April 11 — 1. READING You haven’t finished your ape, said mother to father, who had monkey hair and blood on his whiskers. I’ve had enough monkey, cried father. You didn’t eat the…
I. READING In Hugo at the Henry: The Senses in Reading and Writing, we’ll be reading from Death in Spring, by Mercè Rodoreda, a novel steeped in the senses and integrated into the exhibit Ann Hamilton: the common S E…
How to Cook a Book with Kate Lebo Begins March 7 1. A Quote from In-Class Reading American Milk by Ruth Stone Then the butter we put on our white bread was colored with butter yellow, a cancerous dye, and all…
Welcome to our new series, Micro-Lessons, where we offer you a taste of our upcoming classes. How to Begin When Your Head is Empty with Samantha Updegrave Begins Feb. 25, 7–9 p.m. I. PROMPT Number your page 1 through 10. You’ve…
Dispatches is a series on our blog in which our writers-in-residence, Joan Leegant and Kary Wayson, discuss topics that come up often during their office hours. Want to make an appointment with Joan? Simply schedule one here. Trust The Mouse:…
Welcome to our new series, Micro-Lessons, where we offer you a taste of our upcoming classes. Being Funny with Michael Shilling Begins Feb. 24, 7–9 p.m. Short Quote from Provided Reading & Why It’s Relevant “One morning, when Gregor Samsa…
Dispatches is a series on our blog in which our writers-in-residence, Joan Leegant and Kary Wayson, discuss topics that come up often during their office hours. Want to make an appointment with Kary? Simply email her: kary@hugohouse.org. Poetry, More or…
Dispatches is a new series on our blog in which our writers-in-residence, Joan Leegant and Kary Wayson, discuss topics that come up often during their office hours. Want to make an appointment with Joan? Simply schedule one here. Nuts &…