Crafting a Sequence: Bridging Poetic Narratives

What lies beyond the individual poem? How do you bring narrative clarity or emotional cohesion to a group of poems? This generative workshop is designed to guide poets who are excited to experiment with different forms, prompts, and techniques to create a sequence of poems. During this five-week workshop, we’ll draw inspiration from poets like Jericho Brown, Sharon Olds, Claudia Rankine, Lo Kwa Mei-en, and others, learning how individual poems can engage in dynamic dialogues with each other. Through collaborative discussions and targeted exercises, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of how to weave your poems into a cohesive and powerful sequence that could become the foundation of a collection or future chapbook. All classes will be in person.

Class sessions will meet at 144 Montague St.