Artists featured in the Canticle of the Birds exhibition, inspired by a 12th-century poem, draw on both traditional and contemporary forms to create something new and beautiful.
In this poetry workshop, participants will write in a 21st-century form—Jericho Brown’s Duplex—that is rooted in the 7th-century ghazal and 13th-century sonnet. We will use traditional art formats to collapse and expand time, while also thinking about the thin line between art and poetry.
April Yee is a writer and critic whose poetry, fiction, and essays have been named Best of the Net, two-time The Best American Essays Notable, and winner of the Manchester Fiction Prize and Ivan Juritz Prize. She has served as The Georgia Review’s editor-in-residence, Refugee Journalism Project mentor, and trustee at Spread the Word.
Lovers of words in all languages are encouraged to participate.
