“Rust in my Mouth:” Writing the Bold Poem (Zoom)
Sat, Sep 13
|Zoom
In this generative poetry workshop, we will read & write poems that take risks & stake claims–distinctive, revelatory poems that are emboldened by poetic voice & that (as Anne Sexton put it) loosen the rust from our mouths.
Time & Location
Sep 13, 2025, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Zoom
About the event
“Rust in my Mouth:” Writing the Bold Poem
In this generative poetry workshop, we will read & write poems that take risks & stake claims–distinctive, revelatory poems that are emboldened by poetic voice & that (as Anne Sexton put it) loosen the rust from our mouths. Readings will include work by writers like Anne Sexton, Tiana Clark, Terrance Hayes, Nick Flynn, Kendra DeColo, Luna Rey Hall, Bo Hee Moon, Martin Espada & more. There will be time at the end of the session to share our work verbally (sharing is optional), but most of our time will be spent writing.
Joan Kwon Glass is a Korean diasporic author, winner of the 2024 Perugia Press Poetry Prize for her manuscript DAUGHTER OF THREE GONE KINGDOMS & author of NIGHT SWIM, winner of the Diode Book Prize (Diode Editions, 2022). Joan’s poems have been featured or are forthcoming in Poetry, Poetry Daily, The Slowdown,…
Tickets
General Admission
$150.00
+$3.75 ticket service fee
Total
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