Listen I Love You Joy Is Coming
In this course, we’ll explore the often-fleeting, always-potent presence of joy in poetry. Together we’ll ask: must a poem be overtly “happy” to carry joy? In a literary culture that often prizes suffering as the hallmark of depth, what personal & political weight does joy take on? Is joy frivolous when studied as craft—or does turning our attention to it expand its value?
We’ll also examine what it means to write poems that unapologetically inhabit joy in a world where open emotion can feel awkward or vulnerable. Along the way, we’ll consider the emotional currents shaping a poet’s body of work, reflect on joy as an act of dissent throughout history & art, & brainstorm ways to cultivate joy as a habit—both in daily life & in poetic practice. Finally, we’ll think through the delicate coexistence of joy and suffering, & how poetry makes space for both.
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Accountability & writing prompts (Individual & collaborative exercises to spark your creativity & generate new work)
Tight-knit poetic community (Six weeks of building connections with fellow poets across the world, plus lifetime access to a members-only Discord server to keep in touch with alumni)
Personalised small group mentorship (Each class is capped at 10 students, allowing for gentle accountability & intentional guidance tailored to your pace, goals, interests, obsessions)
In-depth critique (From me & your fellow classmates on new poems generated in workshop, delivered with clarity & care)
Session recordings (Availbale
One free 1:1 coaching session included ($70 value, where you can ask me any questions & receive personalised critique 1-3 poems or trajectory as a poet)
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
For more than a decade, poetry’s been my steadfast lover. My collections have been celebrated by international prizes from Button Poetry to Gaudy Boy Press, my pieces have found homes in journals like The Drift & Waxwing, & I’ve even been covered in Vogue & The Straits Times. I’ve taught poetry everywhere from universities to community collectives, always returning to the same truth: craft deepens when it is met with compassion. won’t you celebrate with me grows from that place of care & curiosity, a space where your words can take root & flourish.
Past & current Students have
Won the Button Poetry Short Form Contest / Placed work in journals like Lunch Ticket, Voicemail Poems, Sinister Wisdom, The Lavender Review, & more / Been accepted to MFA programmes at the University of Michigan & the University of Virginia / Published their own chapbooks & full-length collections
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