The Confessional Poem
with Nicole Tallman
$75 — Saturday, March 22 @ 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST / 11 AM CST / 5 PM BST
2 Hours via Zoom
What makes a poem “confessional”? In this exploratory, generative workshop, we’ll read, discuss, and practice writing poems that bend and blend the lines between diary and poem. We’ll read poems aloud together by living poets who may or may not consider themselves “confessional,” including Diane Seuss, Alex Dimitrov, Jericho Brown, Richie Hofmann, and Victoria Chang. Please come prepared to read, write, and share space actively with this community. Participants can expect to draft at least two new poems and receive feedback from the group on one of those poems as part of the workshop experience.
Overview of the Workshop
Instructor Bio
Nicole Tallman is a poet, writer, and editor. Born and raised in Michigan, she lives in Miami and serves as the official Poetry Ambassador for Miami-Dade County, Editor of Redacted Books, and Poetry and Interviews Editor for The Blue Mountain Review and South Florida Poetry Journal. She is the author four collections: Julie, or Sylvia (Thirty West Publishing), FERSACE (ELJ Editions), and Poems for the People and Something Kindred (The Southern Collective Experience (SCE) Press). She is also the creator and host of ELJ Editions/Redacted Books' Be Well Reading Series and the Lunchtime Poetry & Jazz Series at Miami-Dade County's Main Library. Find her on social media @natallman.