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Taking the Fear Out of Form:
A Poetry Workshop
Writing Workshop in New Jersey
January 12-15, 2024
Led by Grisel Y. Acosta
Writing in form can be frightening because of rhythm requirements, syllable counts or difficult rhyming patterns. However, not all forms require major calculations, and many allow the writer to explore a topic in an exciting new way within inspiring parameters. In this generative workshop, we will have the opportunity to use forms like the haibun, the golden shovel, erasure, concrete poetry, mondos and more. After reading examples from folks like Terrance Hayes, Bashō and J.P. Howard, we will be energized to write and share our new drafts with each other. Come empty-handed to start something brand new, or bring poems-in-progress that need energizing.
*Limited to just 10 participants.*
“I had such a great time and left feeling exhausted and rejuvenated, with my luggage full of new poems, books and a renewed excitement. I’ve heard so many great things about the Getaway, but no praise equaled the experience.”
~ Stacey, Fresno, CA
Grisel Y. Acosta
Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta (she/they) is a full professor at the City University of New York-BCC, where they teach Latinx literature and creative writing. Her book, Things to Pack on the Way to Everywhere (Get Fresh, 2021), was a 2020 Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize finalist. They are the editor of Latina Outsiders Remaking Latina Identity (Routledge, 2019), featuring over 30 Latina contributors. Select work is in Best American Poetry, The Baffler, Platform Review, Kweli Journal and Acentos Review. Grisel is the Creative Writing Editor at Chicana/Latina Studies Journal, a Macondo Fellow, a VONA alum and a Geraldine Dodge Foundation Poet. Current projects include Spanish translations for the Bronx Museum, a Mellon Foundation-funded oral history project on Latinos in Chicago and her latest manuscript, titled Wild. Read a poem by Grisel.
