Workshop | Poetry Workshop with Taylor Mali

Discover the world of poetry through a workshop led by Taylor Mali, one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement. Explore the exhibition Friends Who Came to See Me: Drawings from John Ashbery’s Collection, read select poems, and discover the writing process through prompts, discussion, and reflection. All are welcome; no writing experience or poetry-reading experience is required.

The workshop includes an exclusive before-hours tour of the exhibition Friends Who Came to See Me: Drawings from John Ashbery’s Collection followed by a two-and-a-half-hour workshop.

Taylor Mali is one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series “Def Poetry Jam.” A four-time National Poetry Slam champion, he is the author of five collections of poetry and a chapbook, The Whetting Stone, which won the 2017 Rattle Chapbook Prize. He is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book, What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World. In April of 2012, Mali donated 12 inches of his hair to the American Cancer Society after convincing 1,000 people to become teachers. He lives in Brooklyn where he curates the Page Meets Stage reading series at the Bowery Poetry Club.

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