Experiments with Repetition in Poetry [Sierra Nelson]

Each time we approach the page we are the same person, yet unique in that moment. How does the act of repetition help us discover something new in our work and in ourselves? Taking a generative approach to this question, we’ll create new drafts in class by playing with some traditional forms (such as the villanelle, pantoum, sestina, and ghazal), as well as experimenting more wildly using movement, dreams, Surrealist games, collaboration, and radical revisions to spark new work.