University Open Air: Contemporary Taiwanese Poetry
In this class, students will read original and translated poems by contemporary Taiwanese authors. Pairing individual poems with American poets, students will use thematic concepts as a guide to generate new work; elements include intimacy, magic, suppression, sarcasm, lost in translation, and more, to be discussed by juxtaposition. We'll first read a few poems together, followed by writing prompts.
Chia-Lun Chang is the author of Prescribee (Winner of Nightboat Poetry Prize, forthcoming) and a chapbook, One Day We Become Whites (ND/SA, 2016). She has received support from Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Tofte Lake Center, Vermont Studio Center, and Poets House. Recent work appears in the Asiya Wadud: Echo Exhibit, Apogee, Sink Review, Brooklyn Poets, and Poetry Society of America. She has performed at MoMA PS1, Ace Hotel, the Poetry Project, and Queens Museum, and lectured at Pratt Institute, Queens College, and New York Foundation for the Arts. Chia-Lun teaches contemporary Taiwanese poetry at the Brooklyn Public Library and writes for chatbots. Born and raised in New Taipei City, Taiwan, she lives in New York City. You can find her at https://www.chialunchang.com
Photo credit: Haoyan of America
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University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
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