The Poetics of Intimacy & Desire
Writing about longing starts from noticing your own. What tendencies you have when faced with desire. The body reacts to love or potential love in different ways for everyone. This course is designed to identify longing and desire in poetry and the ways it moves the work forward. We will ask, “what does the speaker desire? What is preventing the speaker from this desire? How do we identify longing? Participants will read works from Carl Phillips, Taylor Byas, and Luther Hughes, examining the different ways we explore and engage with our longing.
To apply, complete the online HUES Scholar Summer 2024 Application Form by July 15. Space is limited to 5-15 scholars so apply ASAP.
*A donation fee of $25 will be requested via PayPal upon admittance to the program*
Important Dates
- July 8-July 15: Application submissions via Google Forms
- July 15- July 22: All applicants will be notified of their status via email
- July 25-August 1: $25 course fee due for admitted applicants via PayPal donations
- August 5-August 18: Class is in session via Canvas! More meetups available on Zoom.
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HUES Lecturer, jason b. crawford, is a writer born in Washington DC, raised in Lansing, MI. Their debut full-length, Year of the Unicorn Kidz is out from Sundress Publications. They are a 2023 Lambda Literary Emerging LGBTQ Voices fellow. Their second collection, YEET! is forthcoming from Omnidawn Publishing in 2025.
