Breaking the Line

Sundays, November 2nd to the 23rd

4pm to 5pm Pacific Time

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Whatever happens in a poem, it is happening in the context of the line. Just as we have yards to measure distance, we have the line as a unit of measure in poetry. We want our lines to be engaging, to match the energy of our writing, and we want the reader to accept the invitation to enter our poem with curiosity and to stay engaged the whole way through. Line-making (and breaking) can be one of the more challenging choice points we navigate as we write poems.

Scholarships are available

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In this workshop I will offer a deep dive into how lines can:

Foster intimacy with (or create distance from) our reader
Add complexity and layers to our work
Generate delight and surprise

About the instructor

Danusha Laméris, is a poet and essayist, raised in Northern California and born to a Dutch father and Barbadian mother.

A Pushcart Prize recipient and winner of the Northern California Book Award for her book Bonfire Opera. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Best American Poetry, The Sun Magazine, The American Scholar, and more.

She served as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California. and was honored by the 2020 Lucille Clifton Legacy Award.