Part of The Poetry Society of New York's Weekly Virtual Workshop Series.

An all-levels generative virtual workshop with poet DeeSoul Carson!

As artists, there is always a concern with the originality of our work and how we stand out without biting off someone else's style. However, as the old adage goes, no man is an island. We are constantly inspired and influence by the various mediums we encounter in the world. How can we use these influences to jumpstart our own writing without creating parody? In this workshop, we'll read work by Nate Marshall, Summer Farah, Shara McCallum, and others as we consider how we borrow from, take inspiration from, reinvent, and recontextualize the texts and media we consume on a daily basis while maintain our own poetic voices.