If poetry is the R&D wing of language, then when poets turn their innovation towards prose, pyrotechnics happen. Or confusion. Or both. But whatever happens, boundaries break. In this class, we’ll read as writers to discover how various examples of poet’s prose remake the world. We’ll respond both creatively and critically, and as a class, we’ll create an expansive sense of community and experimentation. 

Format: 6-9pm Zoom, 6 weeks, Thursdays, 6 - 9 p.m. EST, October 16–November 20, $400.

The class will be a mix of readings, discussion, writing exercises, and brief workshops.

Reading list: Nightwood by Djuna Barnes, Generations by Lucille Clifton, Selected works by Stephen Petroff, Open Throat by Henry Hoke, Excerpt from Suzanne & Louise by Herve Guibert, Selected works by Bhanu Kapil