\u201cI have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.\u201d\u2014Robert Frost<\/P>
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In this workshop, we will focus on the balance of specificity and surprise that drives poetry. As a class we\u2019ll consider the following: how does a poem evolve, and how does it evolve for me as the writer?\u00a0\u00a0We will read contemporary poets to learn and shape our own sense of individual voice and deepen our sense of poetic draft. This class uses the writer\u2019s workshop method: participants will\u00a0write original poetry, bring in their finished drafts for feedback from their peers, and then approach revisions of their work. As a class, we will also participate in short writing exercises weekly. These experiments in voice, structure and form will then be used to spark class discussion and to assist you with creating new work. The goal of this class is to help you become a more nuanced writer, using the\u00a0collaborative and dynamic setting of the writer\u2019s workshop.<\/P>
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