Generative Poetry Marathon

Have you ever heard of a "Couch to 5K" training program? This class is like that, but for poems! In this four-session class, members will participate in a fast-paced and exciting marathon of generative and editing exercises that build on each other. We will do writing exercises that feel more familiar, of course, but also experiment with crafting, drawing, video, and movement techniques to spark new ideas. This class is less focused on workshopping poems, and more focused on creating new work. Participants will walk away with a lot of new writing, new ideas, and new editing techniques to push their work even farther after the class is over.

Instructor

Margaret Yapp is the author of Green for Luck (EastOver Press, 2024). She is CEO, President, and Intern at Rampage Party Press and works as the Managing Editor of Prompt Press. She has an MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. She lives in Iowa City.