Pantoum Anatomy: Exploring Bodily Forms
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
5:30pm - 7:30pm PT
One-Time Generative Writing Class
via Zoom
ABOUT THIS CLASS
A Pantoum is a poetic form comprising quatrains with repeating lines, where the second and fourth lines of each stanza become the first and third lines of the next. This structure fosters rhythmic continuity and allows for the exploration of themes through repeated and varied lines.
In this workshop, we’ll approach the Pantoum through the lens of bodily autonomy, exploring writing about how individuals assert autonomy over their bodies and how we navigate situations where autonomy is threatened. We will analyze at least four poems by diverse poets and discuss the basics of the Pantoum, its versatility, and the power of breaking its rules. Participants will have access to my curated online worksheet housed in Notion, which will assist them in drafting their Pantoums during and after the workshop.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Sliding scale/affordably priced poetry class!
The Poetry Lab is a community learning space dedicated to mentoring and encouraging poets and writers as they craft their learning journeys. We started in a co-work space in Downtown Long Beach in 2013. Meeting twice a month, our Labs covered topics like Diction, Tone, and Voice, Poetry of Twitter, Power of Revision, and Blind Date with a Book. In other words, these workshops were fun and instructional, often taking non-traditional approaches to poetry.
The BrainTrust series carries on this tradition in one virtual session per month. As always, everyone is welcome here. That means first-time poets, moms and dads, high school students, architects, professors, gamers, and artists of all genres and mediums are welcome to attend as long as they are ready to write!
