Ready to take your poetry or writing and create something physical to share with the world? Whether you have one completed poem or dozens, this workshop series will cover a variety of ways to prep and collect your writing in a physical form - whether that's a single page broadside, a simple zine, or a full chapbook! Learn different options for creating a fun DIY book filled with your poetry and begin to craft your project.
Session one:
In the first class we'll cover making final edits to your poems, deciding on formatting, and considering your poems as a cohesive collection (themes, how to order, what to do with "scraps"). We'll also look at different options for creating DIY books and prints including chapbooks, zines, broadsides, and hacked journals. We'll create a simple draft project to organize your ideas and get your creativity running!
Session two:
In the second session, we'll print our work and make it into something physical! Hack a journal with your poetry, build a chapbook, or craft a zine. Participants will learn about a variety of methods for collecting and sharing their artwork. Workshop time will include demos of a variety of methods as well as work time to craft your own project.
Depending on the style of book/project that you decide to create, you might not finish during the workshop but you'll leave with materials, instruction, resources, and inspiration to complete your chapbook, zine, or other project.
*This is not a generative writing class. Bring your completed poems or other writings that you are ready to collect and share. Bring 2 printed copies of each poem you'd like to include in your book to the first class. Before the first class, we'll email instructions for sending us your poetry/writing if you'd like to print or make copies at OffCenter. (Up to 20 pages printed or copied per participant.) Check in with Mika (mika@offcenterarts.org) if you have questions about what you need to prepare or bring for the first class!
Tuesdays, October 28 & November 11, 5-8pm
At OffCenter Community Arts Project, 808 Park Ave SW, ABQ.
Tiered pricing: Free $0 / Base $30 / Core $60 / Supporter $90
