NCWN

Cost: $55 (members) / $60 (non-members)
Every poem has a beginning, middle, and an end--but not necessarily in that order. Since poems are metaphors for how people think, feel, and speak, some of the most interesting poetry interrupts itself, wanders off-topic, blurts. We will explore this liberating notion through Richard Hugo's classic essay "Writing off the subject;" through sample poems that "only have at heart your getting lost" (Frost); and through student work written and discussed in that spirit. Led by Stephen Cramer, author of five poetry collections, most recently Clangings (Sarabande 2012), and recipient of fellowships from the Massachusetts Artists Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He directs the low residency MFA program in creative writing at Lesley University in Cambridge.