“Free Peoples’ Poetry Workshop”
conducted by
Poet Etheridge Knight
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-Etheridge Knight is the author of: Belly Song & Other Poems (Broadside Press, Detroit), Born of a Woman (Houghton Mifflin, Boston), Black Voices from Prison (Pathfinder Press, New York), and the Essential E.K. (Univ.-Pitt Press)
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Beginning Sunday, Sept. 28, 1986, will offer ten 3 hrs. Sessions. Some of the subjects to be discussed:
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A general overview of Contemporary Amer. Poetry; Outline goals + expectations of workshop.
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Theory of “The Creative Process.”
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The Oral + Physical Aspects in Contemp American Poetry
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Development critique of Poetry mss., critical evaluation, + the possibilities of Publication.
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Dynamics + Principles of Public Readings
Etheridge Knight will also be available to work with members of the workshop on an individual basis by arrangements. The class will close with