These generative writing workshops led by poet laureate nicole v. basta will invite students to engage with the texts of other poets/writers as a starting point, a place to echo outward from into their own work. Multi-step prompts and questions will guide us. This class is for any writer, creator, thinker, dreamer, human looking for insight into their creativity that doesn’t come from straightforward thinking. We will begin from ancient and modern work, poetry and prose. Participants will be encouraged to keep their pen moving and will be invited into intentional space that allows for creative, generative, radical play on the page in a low stakes, supportive way. Texts by Rainer Maria Rilke, Ariana Reines, Lucille Clifton, Sappho, Frank Stanford, bell hooks, Carl Phillips, Mahmoud Darwish etc.

6/28 workshop is sponsored by Poets & Writers. 7/25 workshop is a part of the Spring Writes Literary Festival sponsored by Community Arts Partnership.