Registration
Hitting a New Note: Musical Forms for Poetry Writing with Alina Stefanescu (Section 2)
02/21/2022 08:00 AM - 03/27/2022 08:00 AM ET
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Location
Google Classroom
Summary
Monday, Feb 21 - Sunday, Mar 27
Fugues, sonatas, ballads, blues stanzas, the bop—all human history gives us an active dialogue between music and poetic forms. This class uses music theory and poetic forms as an entryway into poetry writing. Students will borrow compositional techniques to write poems that inhabit soundscapes, including explorations of polyphonics, voicing, and “scoring silence”.
By studying both poetry and music, participants will create at least 8 new poems and share work with the instructor and each other for feedback. Readings and listenings will include Tomas Transtromer, Afaa Michael Weaver, Kevin Young, Taije Silverman, William Heyen, Ellen Bryan Voight, John Cage, J. S. Bach, and others. This 5-week class is perfect for both beginning poets and seasoned writers looking to discover a fresh approach to their craft.
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Fugues, sonatas, ballads, blues stanzas, the bop—all human history gives us an active dialogue between music and poetic forms. This class uses music theory and poetic forms as an entryway into poetry writing. Students will borrow compositional techniques to write poems that inhabit soundscapes, including explorations of polyphonics, voicing, and “scoring silence”.
By studying both poetry and music, participants will create at least 8 new poems and share work with the instructor and each other for feedback. Readings and listenings will include Tomas Transtromer, Afaa Michael Weaver, Kevin Young, Taije Silverman, William Heyen, Ellen Bryan Voight, John Cage, J. S. Bach, and others. This 5-week class is perfect for both beginning poets and seasoned writers looking to discover a fresh approach to their craft.