In-class writing prompts will offer students opportunities to investigate and reimagine the places we might dwell. We will also examine the complex factors surrounding our ideas of which homes can be accessed, touching on the impacts of diaspora, ecological degradation, and exile. We will read work by Victoriano Cárdenas, Brody Parrish Craig, K. Iver, and KB Brookins, paying close attention to craft elements such as description, metaphor, and poetic tension.
• In-Class Writing Lift: Heavy
• Homework: None
• Workshopping Drafts: None
CD Eskilson is a trans nonbinary poet, editor, and literary translator. Their work appears in Kenyon Review, The Offing, Cincinnati Review, Passages North, and others. They are a recipient of the C.D. Wright / Academy of American Poets Prize and have been nominated for Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and the Pushcart Prize. Their debut poetry collection, Scream / Queen, is forthcoming from Acre Books this spring.
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