Writing the Minimalist Poem

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Saturday, June 15, 1-4 PM
Format: In-Person

The wise person says nothing, and the world beats a path to her door,“ Lao Tzu wrote. But the nearly-wise person writes short poems, and a small trickle of devotees trek to her cabin. Let us be nearly-wise together; let’s learn to place as much magnificence as possible in 14 words. Of course, minimalist verse may also be extremely long – for example, if you repeat the same four words 3000 times.

Drawing on nursery rhymes, aphorisms, poetic couplets, proverbs, advertising slogans – and of course haiku – we will work on ways to make tiny poems that stand tall.

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Teaching Artist

Sparrow

Sparrow studied with Ted Berrigan, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Whalen, William Burroughs , Alice Notley, and other esteemed teachers. He has published 11 books. He lives in a blithe doublewide trailer in Phoenicia, New York with his wife, Violet Snow. Sparrow has written for the *Sun* magazine since 1981. He’s had four op-Ed pieces in the *New York Times.* Sparrow has been published in the *New Yorker,* the *American Poetry Review, Reptiles of the Mind,* and other magazines. He is currently running for President of the United States.

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Writing the Minimalist Poem

Teaching Artist

Sparrow

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