Parenthood and Poetry with Lily Akerman (Zoom)

How does poetry express parenthood?  We'll read poems that have attempted to do so, and we'll attempt the task ourselves. A class will include some combination of reading and discussing published poetry, in-class writing exercises, and workshopping our own poems with the group.  Our reading will span poets from William Blake to Kevin Young, Meghan O'Rourke, and Jessica Traynor.  Any amount of writing experience is welcome.

BIO

Lily Akerman is a writer based in New York.  Her recent work includes the plays The Commons (59E59), Hedgehog Years (Playing On Air), and the libretti Dreamcatchr (Dublin International Film Festival) and The Stalls (Cork Opera House, nominated for Best Opera by the Irish Times).  Her work has been developed with Fault Line Theatre, the Hearth, Clubbed Thumb, and the New Theatre in Dublin.  She won Playing On Air’s 2018 James Stevenson Prize, was a finalist for the Leah Ryan Prize, and received the Rita…