The Shape of the Poem : Workshops - Writing

Sunday, February 1, 2009
The Shape of the Poem (Workshops - Writing)
2009 · Workshops & Seminars · Literature

In two parts (so you can’t register for just one)
Saturday, 14th Feb (Session 1), 12:30-2:30
Sunday, 15th Feb, (Session 2), 12:30-2:30
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) auditorium

Genre: Poetry

Level: Intermediate

Language: English

Maximum Number of Participants: 12
Conducted By: Ranjit Hoskote

In the course of this workshop, poet, theorist and curator Ranjit Hoskote will explore how poems are formed and sculpted, how poets can identify the strengths and weakness of their poems, how poets can assess the opportunities and threats that attend their literary practice. Hoskote will work with the participants to demonstrate how a text cries out for its own form, to adapt the celebrated leitmotif of the Japanese avant-garde Gutai group: “Attend to the cry of the material!”

Requirements: whiteboard and markers. Pads and pens for participants.
How to Apply:

Please mail kalaghoda.workshops@gmail.com with the subject line “Shape of the Poem”

In your mail, please include:
1. Your name, an email address and a phone number (preferably cellular)
2. A line or two about your previous experience in this area along with mentioned criteria.
3. A line or two about what you’re looking for from this workshop.

Please bring your own paper / notepad and writing materials to the workshop. Please also bring a poem you like or one that interests you and a text you have written.

There are only 12 seats available. Please register early!

Please inform us well in time if you need to drop out, so we can give the seat to someone else.