Upcoming Kundiman Events:
Remake It, Don't Break It
with Ruben Quesada
Saturday, August 6th
12:00 PM–3:00 PM ET
This event is cosponsored by Kundiman and CantoMundo.
In “Remake It, Don’t Break It” we’ll explore imaginative and innovative possibilities in writing poetry without line breaks. Our practice will employ the craft of lineated poetry and traditional narrative, including attention to language, syntax, and sound; rhythmic or imagistic patterning; repetition; precision; compression. The intersection of poetry and prose offers a range of possibilities for style and subject. I encourage a diversity of styles and subject matters, and I encourage you to take risks in your work.
We will write together and discuss poetic elements as we practice writing. Reading will include poetry and essays Lu Xun, Carl Phillips, Ai, Sarah Fathima Mohammed, Esther Lee, Raymond Antrobus, Jennifer Huang, and more. No previous writing experience is required.
eligibility:
This craft class is open to all writers of color. The non-refundable tuition fee is $50. This class will be held over Zoom. There is one scholarship spot available, and the applications are open through Friday, July 15th.
Register for the class here
APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP HERE
FACULTY:
Ruben Quesada is editor of Essays on the Art of Poetry, author of Revelations, Next Extinct Mammal, and translator of Luis Cernuda. He has served as an editor for AGNI, Pleiades, and The Kenyon Review. He lives in Chicago. His writing appears in Best American Poetry, Ploughshares, and Harvard Review. He lives in Chicago.