Gemini Ink Workshop #11 Authority and Personality: Channeling the Power of Poetic Voice Instructor: Hayan Charara What makes readers think that a poet really cares about what she’s saying? Or that she’s a discriminating thinker? A speaker whose thoughts and feelings we can trust? How does she manage to be authoritative without coming off as preachy? What about the poet’s voice makes us think, I could hang out with her or I feel like I know him? We’ll read “The Voice of Authority” by Carl Dennis and “‘Okay I’ll Call You/ Yes Call Me’: Frank O’Hara’s Personism” by Stephen Burt, and work on writing a poem shaped by these essays and our discussion about them. Date: Sat, Apr 6 | 1-4pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Fri, Apr 5 CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts Cost: $95 | www.geminiink.org $95 - Register online for a 5% discount on this and upcoming literary workshops and events at GeminiInk.org