Writing Poetry from the Shadows: Horror and the Dark Poem

$295.00

Dates: Monday, October 6 - Sunday, November 7
Format: Asynchronous (learn more)

Since Edgar Allen Poe wrote “Nevermore!” Poetry has played with the elements of horror. Horror poetry is a recognized form, and each year the Horror Writer’s Association awards the Bram Stoker Award for best dark poetry book. From monsters to ghosts to fairy tales, darkness can be a powerful metaphor to explore trauma, gender, sexuality, and grief. In this workshop, we’ll dive into the shadows and write dark, personal poems using speculative tropes.

Recommended reading: Writing Poetry in the Dark, by Stephanie Wytovich

Dates: Monday, October 6 - Sunday, November 7
Format: Asynchronous (learn more)

Since Edgar Allen Poe wrote “Nevermore!” Poetry has played with the elements of horror. Horror poetry is a recognized form, and each year the Horror Writer’s Association awards the Bram Stoker Award for best dark poetry book. From monsters to ghosts to fairy tales, darkness can be a powerful metaphor to explore trauma, gender, sexuality, and grief. In this workshop, we’ll dive into the shadows and write dark, personal poems using speculative tropes.

Recommended reading: Writing Poetry in the Dark, by Stephanie Wytovich

 

Teaching Artist

Holly Lyn Walrath

Holly Lyn Walrath’s poetry and short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fiction Online. She is the author of Glimmerglass Girl (Finishing Line Press, 2018). She holds a B.A. in English from The University of Texas and a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. She is a freelance editor and host of The Weird Circular, an e-newsletter for writers containing submission calls and writing prompts.

 

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