Class Description
Everybody loves a love poem, loves to rattle off the summer days, to count the ways, to open the untrodden regions, to enumerate the raindrops, the small hands. Nobody likes to admit that they also enjoy the poems that are written out of incandescent rage: Catullus's withering scorn, the literally apocalyptic angers of St. John of Patmos, Plath's patricidal, devouring fires, Blake's poison tree, his dark mills, his curse.
And yet we do. Enjoy the literature of rage, that is. Maybe this is in part because we live in an age of nearly unprecedented anger and anxiety: of explosive quarrels and simmering tensions; of long, mute desperations and violent outburst. But more than that, rage is a fundamental component of the human experience–one that needs and deserves to be given shape and voice. In so doing, we transform rage from a destructive, to a creative force.
In this three-hour generative workshop, we will attempt to do precisely that. We will make a quick survey of the poetry and poetics of rage. Then we'll attempt to harness our bad angels, to transform them from demon to muse.
Poets of all levels welcome.
Class Format
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. About 15 minutes before your class is scheduled to begin, you'll receive an email from your instructor with a link to join the class meeting!
Scholarship Information
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.