Replay: Joseph Fasano shares Five Things He's Learned about The Craft and Magic of Poetry
Check out the first five minutes of his recent class.
"This class is for those of you who want to improve your writing, but it is also for those who just want to deepen your reading experience of poetry. And, I might add, this class will help all of us become better listeners to the world around us, to the voices of others, and to the voice within."
– Joseph Fasano, Five Things I’ve Learned about The Craft and Magic of Poetry
Joseph Fasano is a poet, novelist, and songwriter. His books include Fugue for Other Hands, Inheritance, Vincent, The Crossing, The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing, The Swallows of Lunetto. Two new releases – The Magic Words and The Last Song of the World – will be published in the new year. His writing has been widely translated and anthologized, most recently in The Forward Book of Poetry. His album of original songs, The Wind that Knows the Way, is available wherever music is streamed or sold.
Joseph studied mathematics and astrophysics at Harvard University before changing his course of study and earning a degree in philosophy, with a focus on philosophy of language after Wittgenstein. He did his graduate study in poetry at Columbia University, working with Mark Strand, Lucie Brock-Broido, Richard Howard, and others. Beyond his Professorships, Fasano is passionate about developing inclusive learning communities outside the walls of academic institutions. As an educator, his mission is to help each student synthesize diverse fields of study to develop a unique and informed voice, a depth of attention, and a capacity to break free of reductive mindsets.
Joseph’s Five Things I’ve Learned about the Craft and Magic of Poetry focuses specifically on five ways of looking at how poetry works for writers and for readers. He talks about the seamless integration of form and freedom, the impact of rhythmic language, and the use of imagery to access the unconscious. He also shares what he's learned about the essential intricacies of lineation, and the significance of the human voice in verse performance. All he knows is sure to be of interest to both writers and readers alike. His class is a rare chance to uncover how poetry helps everyone listen more attentively to the world and to our inner voices.
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