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Writing Poetry Toward a Book Form

Mon, Sep 18

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Iowa City

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.

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Writing Poetry Toward a Book Form
Writing Poetry Toward a Book Form

Time & Location

Sep 18, 2023, 7:00 PM – Sep 19, 2023, 7:00 PM

Iowa City, 1019 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA

About the event

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…

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