Poetic Speakers and Poetic Voices
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Instructor: Anastasia Nikolis
We often hear fiction writers talking about the “voice” of a character, but what about poetic voice? In this workshop, we’ll explore the distinction between poet and poetic speaker by looking at examples of poems that lean into constructing characters, the artifice of the lyrical “I,” and how to cultivate one’s own signature poetic voice. Sessions will be spent reading, writing, and workshopping.
Anastasia Nikolis is a poet, scholar, and teacher. She is the Poetry Editor at the literary translation press, Open Letter Books, and will receive her PhD in 20th century American poetry and poetics from the University of Rochester in spring 2020.
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