Class

Poetry Form: Golden Shovels!

In this generative class, we’ll take inspiration from poems of Gwendolyn Brooks. We’ll read and discuss Golden Shovels: a fun, flexible form invented by Terrence Hayes in tribute to Brooks.

Then we'll take time to begin our own Golden Shovels—and learn how writing out to a word waiting at the end of the line can build our writing muscles, and just be a really fun "word problem" to figure out.
We’ll write during class, and discuss revision. Come ready to write and have fun.

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

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