Why should fiction writers have all the fun of building new (or old) realities? In this class, we will use found poetry, black out poems, acrostic poems, character development, respons poems, and more. We will analyze and critique the world we live in and its rules, and then work to construct our own - how we want things to be.
Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
2/15, 2/16, 2/17, 2/18, 2/19
178 Bennett Avenue NYC 10040
How many ways can we tell a story about ourselves? Through mixed media, drawing, creative writing activities, and collaging, each week we'll explore a new approach to making self-portraits that get to the heart of who we are. We will take inspiration from artists including Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold, and Andy Warhol as we dive into rediscovering what makes us unique—our quirks, feelings, interests, dreams, and everything in between. At the end, each of our self-portraits will showcase who we are in a new light.
What if the world you knew changed overnight? In this four-week workshop, we’ll invent bold dystopian futures, uncover the rules and dangers shaping them, and create characters ready to challenge the status quo. Thought-provoking prompts and mind-altering writing activities will help make your gripping short story come alive in a world of your own making.
What’s the one thing that separates your world from the next person? It’s simple: perspective. In this workshop, we’ll take a magnifying glass to the world around us, what we love and hate, and everything in between, to unpack what makes things so amazing, disastrous, or just plain “mid.” Amazing teaching artist and poet, Daemond Arrindell, will guide us as we write odes, epistolary poems, acrostics, vignettes, persona poems, recipe poems, and more!
