Thursday, April 6, 2023
4:30–6:30 pm
Room Project
6513 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
An American Sonnet workshop for educators and writers in honor of National Poetry Month.
Created by the incomparable poet, Wanda Coleman, the American Sonnet is a form that dares the writer and reader to be imaginative and play. In this workshop, MARS will invite participants to explore the American Sonnet by studying writers Wanda Coleman, Terrance Hayes, Patricia Smith, and others who have molded the sonnet into an accessible and relevant form.
Through facilitated discussion and generative writing, participants will leave with a deep appreciation for the poetic form and a framework for teaching it in their classrooms.
This workshop is hosted by InsideOut Literary Arts at Room Project (6513 Woodward).
MARS is a writer and cultural organizer born and raised in Detroit. Their work has been published in Obsidian Literature & Arts for the African Diaspora, Michigan Quarterly Review: The Mixtape, Foglifter Journal, Gertrude Press, and elsewhere. MARS is a 2021 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow in Poetry and a 2019 Lambda Literary Art Emerging Writers Fellow in Poetry. Their debut chapbook Flower Boi is available via Gold Line Press.
Metered street parking available on nearby streets. Snacks will be provided to participants.