Expand Your Language
Genres: Poetry
Online
Online Intermediate, Introductory
Intermediate, Introductory 2 Sessions
2 Sessions Each of us carries a vocabulary that shapes the way we see the world. But sometimes we limit our writing to what we consider "poetic" language. How can we bring the words we already know into our poems? How can we expand our poetry with the specialized languages that surround us? In this two-day class, we begin by looking at what other poets have done, including the work of Lucille Clifton, Philip Levine, Solmaz Sharif, and Jos Charles. On the second day, participants will write or revise their own poems through a series of exercises in which we try to animate our work with new and distinct verbs and nouns. Everyone will have an opportunity to share their results.
ADDITIONAL CLASS DETAILS:
- This class includes:
- Craft Discussion: teachers and students explore essential elements of the craft.
- Generative Writing: students create new work during class or from assignments.
- Reading: class engages in close study of one or more works.
- Feedback in class: Both peer and instructor feedback given.
- Work outside of class: Optional writing or reading outside of class.
REGISTRATION DATES:
- December 4: Scholarship Donation Day
- December 5: Member registration opens at 10:30 am PT
- December 12: General registration opens at 10:30 am PT
- December 18: Last day of Early Bird pricing
Kaveh Bassiri
Kaveh Bassiri is a writer and translator. He is the author of 99 Names of Exile, winner of the Anzaldúa Poetry Prize, and Elementary English, winner of the Rick Campbell Chapbook Prize. His poems have been published in a number of journals and anthologies, including Best American Poetry 2020, Best New Poets 2020, The Heart of a Stranger, and Somewhere We Are Human. Bassiri is the recipient of the 2022 & 2023 Tulsa Artist Fellowship and a 2019 translation fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Arkansas and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. He teaches creative writing at the University of Tulsa.
Website: kavehbassiri.com
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Class sessions may be recorded if a session falls on a holiday, or if a student has access needs. Class recordings are not guaranteed.
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