Creative Writing MFA Program Master Class Series: Anne Waldman and Lynne Tillman

WRITE NOW: Prescriptions for the Anthropocene: A Master Class in Poetry with Anne Waldman (December 2) "This is an extraordinary time for writers as we face an expanding universe and our planet struggles with the destructive carbon footprint of the human. We will consider the rhizome of our interconnectedness, and find generative ways to write through chaos and negativity.This is a poetry/hybrid workshop for all curious writers. We will immerse ourselves in “experiments of attention” engaging memory, dream, documentary poetics, agit prop, erasure, cut-up, performance, and collaboration. We will cross genres and genders of possibility.And the linguistic possibility of shifting identity and focus.Inspiration and reference will be given to modernist, and post-mod contemporary writers associated with the Outrider tradition. We will discuss archive, artistic-community, the 100 year project and what it means to be contemporary with one’s time. Writing, discussion, critique."

Simple, Complex, Straightforward, Fragmented: Stories Are Made of Words: A Master Class in Fiction with Lynne Tillman (December 2) "This intensive workshop will concentrate on the elements that go into making a narrative. My emphasis is always on language and syntax, that is, style, tone, the shaping of a story -- what comes when and why --- and how to write with economy.  When is more actually less, and when should less be more, and etc. Deciding what to include or exclude is key to writing a story. Any story. As a group, we will ponder these questions, and your particular questions, to find ways to better our writing." Saturday, December 2, 2017 11AM - 5PM Media Arts Lounge, 2nd Floor Humanities Building Long Island University 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn NY 11201 Lunch will be served. Each workshop costs $200. To register, please send us a short cover letter describing your experiences with writing Poetry/Fiction, and a writing sample of 3-5 pages to masterclass.liubrooklyn@gmail.com. Seats are limited.​ More info.