Vocational Poetics

– with Cass

Most of us are not able to support ourselves materially through what we would consider our “calling” (an idea that doesn’t recognize the inequities and issues of access shaped by capitalism, racism, and ableism). Lacking a single “vocation” we may cobble together our livelihood through many sources. Yet our various forms of labor (domestic, manual, intellectual, repetitive, unacknowledged, under-compensated) can serve as a lens for our own artistic and poetic development. In addition to intersections of labor and the creative process, in this class we will also consider the root of vocation: to call. Who are we calling out to in our work? What is the nature of our call? Through what forms & technologies are we able to be heard? How does the larger “work” of living echo in even our most nascent writing stages? Together we’ll explore how these relationships inform our creative projects. Open genre.

6 WEEKS; SUNDAYS // March 19 - April 30* 12-2pm (MT)

*we will not be meeting 4/23

$180-360

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Scholarship positions available for QTPOC writers. Number dependent on overall course enrollment.

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