Gretchen Primack
Gretchen Primack is a poet, educator, and indie bookseller living in New York’s Hudson Valley. She has taught and/or administrated with prison education programs (mostly college) since 2006.
More about GretchenThe world is chock full of poems that treat animals like objects, vehicles, stepping stones—anything but vibrant individuals. Can we put work in the world that counters that? One way is through persona poems, poems in the voice of another, which focus us on their agency and selfhood. And writing from another perspective, including animals’ perspectives, can bridge so many divides.
This two-part course will share the ins and outs of writing someone else, focusing on writing other species. We’ll read, pre-write, write, revise, and craft.
The first class will take 1 ½ hours (including a break). You’ll be introduced to persona poems and begin to write your own. The second class will be 2 ½ hours (including a longer break), and will involve deeper writing and crafting/revision.
Lessons
- Introduction to Writing Like an Animal
- How to register and access your class
- Writing Like an Animal: Part I
- Writing Like an Animal: Part II