Faculty: Didi Jackson & Major Jackson (co-leading)

This workshop will examine ways language moves from earnest expression to artful speech. In our time together, we will direct our attention to how a poem makes a lasting imprint on the reader and what craft elements might we concentrate to render the poem memorable. We will attempt to avoid overly familiar phrases, conceits, tropes and arrive at an original work by finding the extraordinary in the everyday. With support, kindness, and respect, we will commit to help each other make each poem a better version of itself.

Submission Guidelines

Please submit up to 7 pages of unpublished poetry.  

NOTE: We are reading and evaluating these poems for workshop readiness.  If accepted, the poems submitted with your application are the poems that will be discussed in the workshop.  No new material will be accepted.
 

 
    Required format for writing samples:
 

1. All poems must be submitted as one document, 7 pages max.
2. Font must be 12-pt Times New Roman or Arial.
3. Manuscript must contain a header or footer with page numbers and author’s name.
4. Title of each poem should appear in all caps, and each new poem should start on a new page.