Poetry
June 22-26, 2026
Tiered Tuition
$250-$600 Reserve My Spot
About the Offering
June 22nd-26th from 7pm-9pm (Eastern)
In this generative writing course, participants will explore their personal and historical archives to arrive at sources of new writing. Through free writes, writing prompts, research techniques, short readings, and guided craft discussions, participants will unearth the themes and topics most urgent to them in our present moment and pursue language that encapsulates that urgency. Each session will include time for drafting, sharing, and optional peer feedback, all in a supportive, creative space. Be prepared to get your hands dirty.
This workshop is open to poets at any stage seeking an opportunity to write, write, write, and see what opens itself up for discovery in the process.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah is a Ghanaian American poet, editor, and educator living out the diaspora in Boston, Massachusetts. Emmanuel is Boston’s current poet laureate, and the school librarian at the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester. In the past, Emmanuel served as a high school English teacher at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, and as a teaching artist at organizations such as the Massachusetts Literary Education and Performance Collective, the Cambridge Arts Council, Northeastern University, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. The pursuit of joy, and that which sustains life, is essential to Emmanuel’s creative practice, and to a practice of living. Emmanuel’s chapbook Not Without Small Joys (Game Over Books Press) explores the centrality of joy as an animating force, especially in the face of human suffering. In his free time, Emmanuel enjoys hot carbs, brightly colored chapbooks, and the long sigh at the end of a good book.
Accessibility Information
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 60 museums. Over the past fifteen years, they have built a sustainable career as a visual artist and have extensive experience working with museums, galleries, universities and nonprofit organizations, publishers, and press outlets. In addition to their own creative work, they are passionate about sharing the professional knowledge they’ve acquired throughout their career with other artists.
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