Beyond Baroque - Poetry & The Archive: Creating Poetry from Photographs

Participants will generate new work through a series of prompts and be invited to use their own photographs to create new (or revise existing) poems.

This workshop is drawn from previous archive-related workshops the author has facilitated, her personal work using archives for two poetry collections-in-progress and forthcoming chapbook (Akashic Books/Africa Poetry Book Fund, 2027) and research into the use and power of photography in telling a story. Example poets to be discussed in workshop include Patricia Smith, Caleb Femi, Gordon Parks, and photographs from Russell Lee, US government archives, and others.

This workshop supports writers of all stages.