The rhythmic patterns of poems that tell stories and reveal myths have been passed down from many oral and performative traditions to hold space for poetry as a sacred art. And it is often during moments of profound psychic and spiritual upheaval that humans gather together to create rituals around rhythm and storytelling, around the sacred fire that generates an abundance of myths and juxtapositions of wild language cast into the unknown future. In this workshop we will feel the ballad rising up in our bones and weave our own stories into the rhythms created in their wake. Helen Adam, Tyehimba Jess, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, TJ Anderson, Annie Finch, Lee Ann Brown, John Sims, Anne Waldman, Patti Smith, Tracie Morris will be among the luminous & visionary poets of rhythmic, incantatory consciousness that we will listen to, read, and write alongside. Embark on a six-week journey to synthesize your poetic craft into the wilding possibilities—both classical and contemporary—of the ballad tradition.
Events
Workshop
Reading
homecoming — language’s capacity to guide
Master Class
Speaking Tongues: Master Class with Pamela Sneed
Reading
“this is all // that matters” : South Asian Poets on Diaspora, Kith, Material, and Speech with Serena Rose Chopra, Kama La Mackerel, Aditi Machado, Prageeta Sharma, and Divya Victor
Reading
Myriam Gurba & Wendy C. Ortiz
Reading
FOUND IN TRANSLATION / TRANSENCUENTROS EN LA LENGUA
Reading
Sophia Dahlin & Benjamin Krusling
Reading Group
The Novel Feminist Reading Group
Reading
ROT TALKS 3: DIRT (A FEAST) with Alexandra Tatarsky
Reading
Hannah Black & Jackie Wang
Reading
Spring 2021 Workshop Reading
Reading