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The Magic SquareIn this workshop, we'll be taking a fresh look at the sonnet. Far from a stuffy old Shakespearean device, sonnets have enjoyed a great revival in recent years, with new anthologies and new innovations in the form. We'll look at some examples from contemporary poets, talk about what makes those poems tick, and hopefully do a bit of drafting for anyone who wants to try their hand at the wheel.
A native of Mississippi, Benjamin Morris is the author of one book of nonfiction and three books of poetry, most recently The Singing River (Belle Point Press, 2025). His work has appeared in The Oxford American, Lithub, and The Southern Review, and received fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Commission and Tulane University.
His next book, a memoir entitled Defender of the Citrus: A New Orleans Love Story, is forthcoming in 2027 from University Press of Mississippi. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arts Midwest. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.art.gov.
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