Randall Jarrell once said that being a poet is standing in a field waiting to get struck by lightning. And sometimes, it works: the storm comes and a poem shoots right through us, bright and strange as a meteor. More often than not, though, it’s just us and the lightning bugs doing their disorganized dance. This is where revision comes in, fanning a spark into a bolt, or harnessing the scatter and getting it to pull us forward. In this class, we will practice both radical and focused revision strategies while reading and discussing the work of published poets, pre- and post-revision. Participants will need to have at least one poem that is on the right track, but hasn’t quite arrived yet.
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Details: Poetry Revision with Conor Bracken takes place Thursday, March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, and April 24 from 7-9pm remotely online via Zoom.
Prerequisite: None
Genre: Poetry
Level: All levels
Format: Workshop
Location: This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Size: Limited to 12 participants.
Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by December 16.
Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.
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Conor Bracken is a poet and translator. His chapbook, Henry Kissinger, Mon Amour, was selected by DIane Seuss as winner of the Frost Place Chapbook Contest. His work has earned fellowships from Bread Loaf, the Community of Writers, and the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and has appeared in places like BOMB, jubilat, and The New Yorker, among others. His first full-length collection of poems, The Enemy of My Enemy is Me, is out now.
This class takes place remotely online via Zoom.
Cleveland OH
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