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Queer Poetics

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  • 20 Lessons

This workshop is an intersectional primer on LGBTQIA+ writers throughout the history of poetry. We’ll explore poets like Walt Whitman, Adrienne Rich, Allen Ginsberg, and Audre Lorde, but also contemporary poets who have catapulted into the mainstream like Jericho Brown and Danez Smith. This class is both for writers who want to explore their queerness and writers who want to learn more about queer poetry.

Contents

Passing, Crossing, and Coding: What is Queer Poetics?

This week, I offer a brief introduction to queer poetics and queer theory. We'll learn about ancient queer poets like Sappho and how their work influenced the world. Lastly, we'll discuss the intersecting ideas of passing, crossing, and coding in queer poetry.

About Passing, Crossing, and Coding: What is Queer Poetics?
Introduction: What is Queer Poetics?
The History of Queer Poetics: Ancient Queer Poets
Reading
Assignment 1

Writing the Queer Body

This week, we'll dive into poetry about the queer body. Our history of queer poetics explores poets of the 17th-18th century.

About Writing the Queer Body
The Queer Body
A History of Queer Poetics: 17-18th Century
Reading
Assignment 2

Speculative Queer Poetics

In this week, we'll explore the idea of the speculative (science fiction, fantasy, and horror) in terms of queer poetry. Our history of queer poetics covers the 19th and 20th century.

About Speculative Queer Poetics
Introduction: The Speculative and Spectacle
A History of Queer Poetics
Reading
Assignment 3

The Future of Queer Poetry

This week we are discussing what the future of queer poetry is and how to write toward a more hopeful future. Our history of queer poetics covers contemporary queer poets to add to your TBR pile.

About The Future of Queer Poetry
Introduction: The Future of Queer Poetry
History of Queer Poetics: Modern
Reading
Assignment 4