Ottawa! I'll be out your way later this month.

We will also talk, briefly, of the ghazal, a form the poet John Thompson says is like “discovering an alien design, illogical and without sense — a chart of the disorderly, against false reason and the tacking together of poor narratives....

At minimum, night consciousness allows a deepening of the lyric moment and escape from the rational mind. At maximum? Something dangerous enters from within the gaps.

How does a poem make the astonishing leap? Duende. Dream logic. Shadow substance. We'll explore these through discussion, close reading of published poems or essays, and in-class writing exercises.

Thanks, Ali!

Due to someone’s generosity, I can offer at minimum a 25% discount for up to four people for whom cost’s a barrier to attending this workshop. Please email me: [email protected]

We will talk, briefly, of the ghazal, a form the poet John Thompson says is like “discovering an alien design, illogical and without sense — a chart of the disorderly, against false reason and the tacking together of poor narratives..."

We'll explore night consciousness through discussion, close reading of published poems or essays, and in-class writing exercises. At minimum, night consciousness allows a deepening of the lyric moment and escape from the rational mind. At maximum? Something dangerous enters from within the gaps.

Join us on Sunday, September 13, for a three-hour poetry workshop in Victoria, BC, through which we'll explore duende, dream logic, shadow substance, and how to allow associative leaps in the poem.

Due to someone’s generosity, I can offer at minimum a 25% discount for up to four people for whom cost’s a barrier to attending this workshop. Please email me: [email protected]