Writing Poetry Toward a Book Form

In this four-session class participants will generate and develop their own writing (focus will be on poetry, but other genres are also welcome) intended for book form. Classes will be a mixture of generative writing sessions, low-stakes workshop/feedback, discussion, and demos on introductory binding techniques. For the books we make in-class, participants will have the option to include their own writing or not. Participants should expect to walk away with some new writing and intro-level skills they can use to make their own books.

Topics covered:

• The history of printing! And specfic challenges for poetry: long lines, page breaks, editors who don't understand....for this class, we won't be printing outselves, but participants will be introduced to different printing technologies they might explore in the future

• Basic bookbinding: 3 hole pamphlet binding / accordion binding / one-page bindings / pocket folder binding / stab binding

• Design considerations we will discuss: one-page…