Approaches to the Prose Poem

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Using the Dos Gatos Press anthology Unknotting the Line: The Poetry in Prose, poet and editor Scott Wiggerman will present several ways to approach writing a prose poem--including flash fiction, flash nonfiction, haibun, tanka prose, and cheribun. This workshop will also present several specific poetic techniques that can elevate prose to a more poetic level (whether a prose poem or not). Handouts will include several prose poems and a list of poetic techniques to add to a writer’s toolbox. Unknotting the Line will be available for purchase at the discounted rate of $15, cash or check. Registration required.

A member of the Texas Institute of Letters, Albuquerque poet and editor Scott Wiggerman is the author of three books of poetry: Leaf and Beak: Sonnets, Presence, and Vegetables and Other Relationships. He is also the editor of best-selling craft books Wingbeats I & II: Exercises & Practice in Poetry. Wiggerman leads poetry-based workshops, including bi-monthly Wingbeats workshops at Books on the Bosque and frequent haiku workshops for Oasis.