Wednesday, April 3, 2024
5–6:30 pm
Detroit Public Library Main Branch, Galleria Room
5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
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.
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.
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DETAILS
- Takes place in the Detroit Public Library Galleria Room
- Free parking is available in the DPL lot (enter on Putnam between Cass and Woodward) at 5 PM.
- Snacks provided
- Registration required
