Fixed Form Foray: Adventures with Formal Poetry [Martha Silano]
Delve into the wonders of writing in form. Masters of formal verse whose poems we’ll examine for inspiration include Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss, Susan Blackwell Ramsey, and Patricia Smith. Students will write at least a half-dozen formal poems, including a sonnet, pantoum, glosa, rondeau, haiku, and sestina.