Lyricism Across Genres: A Multi-Genre Creative Writing Workshop with Fatimah Asghar

May 10, 17, 24 and 31 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. via Zoom
Registration: $200

“Lyricism Across Genres” What is the lyric? We think of lyric poetry as adhering to certain formal criteria: broken lines, enjambment, meter, but quality of lyricism goes beyond the formal category of poetry. This workshop pushes us to bring the lyrical and the poetic to a variety of genres of work, including poetry, prose, and screenwriting. It encourages us to see the way lyric encompasses the sense of unknowability and nuance of the world, gesturing to what cannot be seen as much as showing what is before us. Throughout these four workshops, we’ll engage in close study of poetry, film, and other forms of media, and engage in exercises that help us explore the essence of lyricism, and how it can be harnessed in service of our work in many art forms.

Fatimah Asghar has been featured in various outlets such as TIME, NPR, Teen Vogue and the Forbes 30 Under 30 List. Their first book of poems If They Come For Us explored themes of orphaning, family, the violence of the 1947 Partition of South Asia, the legacy of colonization, borders, shifting identity, and violence. Their debut novel, When We Were Sister, was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Carol Shields Award. Along with Safia Elhillo they co-edited an anthology for Muslim people who are also women, trans, gender non-conforming, and/ or queer, Halal If You Hear Me.

Scholarships Available for MDC Students

Miami Book Fair is offering two (2) full-tuition scholarships for MDC students interested in attending the above-listed creative writing workshop. Applicants must be currently-enrolled, (full time or part time) degree-seeking Miami Dade College students with a demonstrated financial need. Deadline to apply is Sunday, April 20 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Click here to apply: https://mdc.formstack.com/forms/mdc_student_scholarship_application

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