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Surprise and Syntax: A Generative Workshop

  • 626 Rose Ave #2 Venice, CA 90291 (map)

BECAUSE POETS DON’T NEED TO PLAY BY THE RULES

Learn from award-winning poet, Kelly Grace Thomas, how to create surprise through unexpected shifts in syntax and altering parts of speech. Practice a variety of strategies and tools to break poetic patterns, embolden your voice, and add wildness to your work. This is your chance to make and break the rules while making language your own. 

 In this workshops participants will:

 -Disrupt patterns to add surprise

-Create a language for suspension and tension 

-Break out of predictable language to surprise the reader

-Gain confidence in your writing and creativity in your approach


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