Newtown Literary free writing class in partnership with Queens Library, thanks to the support of NYC Council Member Elizabeth Crowley: How to Commune with Ghosts with author Roberto Montes.
Robert Frost advises, “[l]ike a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting.” In his Vancouver Lectures, Jack Spicer suggests the act of writing poetry is akin to a medium taking dictation from ghosts.
In this class, we’ll engage these imperatives to access the supernatural way in which great poems take on a life of their own. Students will learn practical techniques to encourage this communion using hands-on exercises, prompts, and contemporary examples.
Roberto Montes is the author of I Don’t Know Do You, named one of the Best Books of 2014 by NPR.
Free and open to the public! No registration required.