CUNY and The New York Times invite you to participate in a unique series of online seminars led by elite scholars, researchers, artists and authors, who will explore with you a range of informative and thought provoking topics from the historical to the contemporary, the theoretical to the practical.
Laugh Lines: Humor and the Art of Writing Poetry
In this online writing workshop, you’ll be treated to a panel of experts who help unravel what makes a poem great, funny or not — and, at the same time, you’ll have a chance to get your writing shaped by them. CUNY Distinguished Professor Kimiko Hahn, from Queens College and David Orr, Poetry Columnist for The New York Times Book Review, will chat with former U.S. Poet Laureate and CUNY Distinguished Professor Billy Collins, Ph.D. and award winning writer Donna Masini of hunter College about how the canon of poetry can be funny and how that has influenced their own voices. In a second session, Hahn will be joined by contemporary writers Roger Sedarat, Ph.D. of Queens College, Gregory Pardlo of Medgar College, and CUNY Distinguished Professor Wayne Koestenbaum, Ph.D. of the Graduate School of The City University of New York, on the impact of culture on poetry.
For more information, and to register, please visit www.sps.cuny.edu/knowledge
