Discover the freedom of writing in forms.
Here’s an opportunity to shed any misconception that received forms are constricting. Using excerpts from Richard Moore’s “The Rule That Liberates,” we will do several brief writing exercises that use the enchantment of meter and rhyme to liberate your deeper imagination. After exploring several traditional forms, we will experiment with creating improvised (nonce) forms. Participants may leave with at least one new draft poem and ideas for creating more.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Why there’s no need to “break” a form in order to be free.
- Triolet and other short forms.
- Longer forms.
- Nonce Forms.
Time requirements
- No time required outside of class.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is for any poet who has not yet experienced the liberation of writing in forms.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
For Sunday classes, please register more than 24 hours ahead of class start time.
