(Writing) Depth Through Brevity

We will explore game oriented writing practices that will help us explore the importance of a line. How can the structure of games help us generate writing? How do we invite language we are not familiar with into our writing practice? Join us to enter the matrix of words to write original works from poetry based games that we will play. Explore the short form poetic works of nayyirah wayeed and Alexa Patrick as we explore how a finite line can open up infinite possibilities for our poetry.

Facilitator Bio:

Javan Howard Javan Howard is a poet and writer from The Bronx, NY. He truly believes that the lived experience is the ultimate teaching tool and uses poetry as a social forum to foster discourse about love, culture, and identity. He has previously facilitated workshops across NYC with The New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Voices UnBroken, The GO Project and Wingspan Arts. He is currently a Teaching Artist for 92nd Street Y, Teachers & Writers Collaborative and Usdan Summer Camp For The Arts. He is also the TAP Co-Director for Curricula, Mentorship & Facilitation at Community Word Project. Howard's work has been featured online at WNYC News, Black Heart Magazine, Brooklyn Stories Vol. 13., Poets For Peace, Zine #2: Poems For Resilience, Silver Rose Magazine, The Broken Plate, The Watershed Review, and River Mouth Review. He has work forthcoming in great weather for MEDIA, and The Minnesota Review. He is a recipient of the 2022 Aspen Words Fellowship and has work forthcoming in several publications.

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