List Poems: A workshop with Mark Leidner *ONLINE*
Online on Zoom
REGISTER TO ATTEND APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPA limited number of scholarships are available. Writers who are low-income and/or of marginalized identities are particularly encouraged to apply.
In this workshop, we will analyze and discuss list poems, examining their unique attributes with an eye toward improving our own forays into this subgenre. We will look at remarkable examples, from poems that are lists explicitly to poems that employ subtler listing within a more conventional mode. We'll discuss the unique challenges and opportunities list poems present: namely, how to end them; how to begin them; the role that the title and opening lines play in creating a context in which the list unfolds; how to harness repetition without succumbing to monotony; and what types of poetic material are ideal for generating list poems.
Mark Leidner is the author of two books of poetry, Returning the Sword to the Stone (Fonograf, 2021) and Beauty Was the Case that They Gave Me (Factory Hollow, 2011); a book of aphorisms, The Angel in the Dream of Our Hangover (Two Dollar Radio, 2011); and a short story collection, Under the Sea (Tyrant Books, 2018). He also wrote the sci-fi feature Empathy, Inc. (2019). He has taught writing at the University of Iowa, the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, Emory University, and Portland State University.