Part of The Poetry Society of New York's Weekly Virtual Workshop Series.
About this Event

With poet Robin Gow!

When I finish writing a poem, I generally re-read it and think to myself, "This could be weirder." In this workshop, we'll practice moving a real-life moment into the surreal while also exploring what this shift means and what it can generate. As part of this discussion, we'll consider what "weird" even means—especially because "weird" is always in relation to what is "normal," which is often determined by dominant cultures. We'll take time to read poems with an eye towards their tilt into strangeness, free write, and share ideas and writing.

About the Instructor: Robin Gow (it/fae/he & él y elle) is a Lambda award-winning poet and community educator. It grew up in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and lives with his partner Rain and their menagerie of animals on unceded Lenape land also called Allentown Pennsylvania. Fae is the author of poetry collections and young-adult and middle-grade novels including Lanternfly August, Dear Mothman, and A Million Quiet Revolutions, earning starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, and more.

* *This workshop will take place on Zoom.**