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Revision as Re-Vision: Killing Your Darlings on Purpose Every poem worth keeping goes through a second, third, or even a tenth life. This masterclass focuses on revision as its own creative act of reinvention rather than just &quot;cleanup.&quot; We&#39;ll look at concrete strategies for breaking a stuck poem open: reverse drafting, shifting point of view, cutting your strongest opening line, and transplanting free verse into form (and back again). Using live before-and-after examples, we&#39;ll build a revision toolkit you can return to again and again. Bring one unfinished or unsatisfying poem to work on during the class. You&#39;ll leave the session with it fundamentally changed. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790990496/wysiwyg/xg7kbqtzs1mkshcjiajk.jpg" style="width: 193px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 193px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 15px 5px 0px; text-align: left; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); float: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">Keith Kopka received the Tampa Review Prize for his collection of poems, Count Four (University of Tampa Press, 2020). His poetry and criticism have recently appeared in American Poetry Review, The International Journal of the Book, New Ohio Review, and many other journals. The recipient of the International Award for Excellence from the Books, Publishing, and Libraries Research Network, he is also the author of the critical texts Asking a Shadow to Dance: An Introduction to the Practice of Poetry (GRL, 2018) and Crossing Disciplines: A Cross-Curricular Writing Guide (Kendall Hunt, 2022). His work has been supported by the MacDowell Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, Centrum, and the Vermont Studio Center. Kopka is a Senior Editor at Narrative magazine, Poetry Editor at Philadelphia Stories, and Director of the low-res MFA at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. Hosted by Philadelphia Stories, this session supports our mission to cultivate a community of writers, artists, and readers across the Greater Philadelphia area. Register below to deepen your revision craft and engage with fellow local writers.&nbsp;

Revision as Re-Vision: Killing Your Darlings on Purpose Every poem worth keeping goes through a second, third, or even a tenth life. This masterclass focuses on revision as its own creative act of reinvention rather than just "cleanup." We'll look at concrete strategies for breaking a stuck poem open: reverse drafting, shifting point of view, cutting your strongest opening line, and transplanting free verse into form (and back again). Using live before-and-after examples, we'll build a revision toolkit you can return to again and again. Bring one unfinished or unsatisfying poem to work on during the class. You'll leave the session with it fundamentally changed. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790990496/wysiwyg/xg7kbqtzs1mkshcjiajk.jpg" style="width:193px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 15px 5px 0px;text-align:left;float:left;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Keith Kopka received the Tampa Review Prize for his collection of poems, Count Four (University of Tampa Press, 2020). His poetry and criticism have recently appeared in American Poetry Review, The International Journal of the Book, New Ohio Review, and many other journals. The recipient of the International Award for Excellence from the Books, Publishing, and Libraries Research Network, he is also the author of the critical texts Asking a Shadow to Dance: An Introduction to the Practice of Poetry (GRL, 2018) and Crossing Disciplines: A Cross-Curricular Writing Guide (Kendall Hunt, 2022). His work has been supported by the MacDowell Foundation, the Wallace Foundation, Centrum, and the Vermont Studio Center. Kopka is a Senior Editor at Narrative magazine, Poetry Editor at Philadelphia Stories, and Director of the low-res MFA at Holy Family University in Philadelphia. Hosted by Philadelphia Stories, this session supports our mission to cultivate a community of writers, artists, and readers across the Greater Philadelphia area. Register below to deepen your revision craft and engage with fellow local writers.

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Masterclass - Revision as Re-Vision: Killing Your Darlings on Purpose

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