RHINO Virtual Poetry Forum: Contemporary Forms by Black Poets w/ Tara Betts

In the past two decades, the popularity of Black poets writing in poetic form has become more prominent. In this workshop, we will look at forms created by Black poets, rather than some of the more conventional received forms. We’ll look at the Bop Poem, the kwansaba, the Golden Shovel, the gigan, and the Sweetelle. In this workshop, we’ll read, discuss, and write in these forms.

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Tara Betts is the author of Break the Habit, Arc & Hue, and the forthcoming Refuse to Disappear. In addition to her work as a teaching artist and mentor for young poets, she's taught at several universities, including Rutgers University and University of Illinois-Chicago. In 2019, Tara published a poem celebrating Illinois' bicentennial with Candor Arts. Tara is Poetry Editor at Another Chicago Magazine and The Langston Hughes Review and the Lit Editor at Newcity.