Five-Week Poetry Workshop with Yuki Tanaka : Poetry Beyond Autobiography

A poetry workshop and a reading course to help you explore various ways of expanding the self beyond the autobiographical.
About this Event

This five-week course is designed as both a poetry workshop and a reading course to help you explore various ways of expanding the self beyond the autobiographical.

We will examine a wide range of modern and contemporary poetry, including works by John Berryman, Louise Glück, Srikanth Reddy, and Jenny Xie, focusing on techniques such as persona, ekphrasis, prose poem, and automatic writing. Through this exploration, we will broaden our understanding of the self in different contexts: in relation to a second language, to art, to the unconscious, and to another person.

We will workshop your poems based on these broader concepts of the self, helping you move beyond fixed notions of voice and embrace the fluidity of the “I.” The goal is to incorporate a diverse set of tools into your writing, opening up more artistic possibilities.

Time: 10/12-11/9， Every Saturday Night

Due to the switch to Daylight Saving Time, the last class will take place from 7 to 9:30 pm EST.