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Level 1 Intro to Fiction and Poetry

The Writers Studio @ Instructor-led Online Learning, New York, NY

Explore the transformative power of persona writing in this introspective workshop at The Writers Studio. Discover how borrowing the voices of accomplished writers can unlock your most intimate stories and turn difficult subject matter into inspiration for fiction and poetry. Broaden your literary style and approach as you deepen your understanding of technique.

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"What Mad Pursuit?" Poetry Field Trip

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $30
  • 32-37 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY
  • 2 hours

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  • $30
  • The Noguchi Museum @ 32-37 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11106
  • 2 hours
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What you'll learn in this poetry class:

"What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape?
What pipes and timbrels? What wild ecstasy?"

—"Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats

Since Plato published the Republic, ekphrasis has survived as a form of response for thousands of years. Artists throughout history have used ekphrasis to read between the lines of art, music, literature, and everything in between.

In this Olio, we will briefly discuss and learn about ekphrastic poetry, its origins, its icons, and what it looks like today. With the aid of Jenny Xie's The Rupture Tense, we will think about ekphrasis's relationship to colonialism and how contemporary poets weaponize it against imperialism. Then, in mad pursuit, we will explore the Noguchi Museum, find a work of art to ponder, and write our own ekphrastic poems. The Olio will conclude with a reading of our poems in Socrates Sculpture Park.

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  • Cancellations made at least 2 business days in advance of the class will be honored with a refund less 5% cancellation fee.
  • Students who cancel less than 2 business days prior to the start time of the class will receive a credit towards a future class.

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