OVERCOME WRITER’S BLOCK, BECOME A BETTER WRITER & HAVE FUN WITH WRITING AT THE WRITE ABOUT NOW ACADEMY (WANA)

WANA is a year long schedule of instructor-facilitated virtual writing classes that meet for 90 minutes each and every Monday from 6-7:30 PM CST via Zoom.

Every week we are offering writing workshops facilitated by some of the most talented poets from all across the globe.

Most workshops will be generative in nature, giving you the tools you need to continue to grow as a writer and artist, or if you’re just looking for accountability in writing, a place to show up each week, we will continue to offer writing prompts and a quiet writing breakout room during our classes.

You will also have access to the recordings and workshop material just in case you miss a class or wish to revisit a class you attended.

THIS WEEK'S WORKSHOP: Straight from the Microverse with Billy Tuggle

Billy will introduce the history and craft of haiku and related forms; show examples of contemporary forms, and the craft as exercise as well as art.

Together you'll write multiple micropoems; few workshops can guarantee it. If you can't write at least 10 lines of thought in an hour then you really didn't want to be there. Haiku and micropoetry are great for beginners.

You will learn that the art of haiku is bigger than the grade school basics of 5-7-5, understanding that poetry can come in literal and figurative snapshots.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Billy Tuggle is a South Side Chicago native; a vocalist, performance poet, mentor, teaching artist and parent. His involvement with HipHop and poetry slam has led him to perform and present his craft in schools, museums and cafes across North America. His work has also circulated widely on the internet via Button Poetry and All Def Digital [Def Poetry] among other platforms. He has represented his home town a record 13 years running in major slam and won the 2015 National Head to Head Haiku Champion.

Billy has shared stages with such luminous writers/performers as Patricia Smith, Saul Williams, DJ Spinna, Brother Ali, Psalm One, Aesop Rock and Rebel Diaz; he is a co-founder of the Chicago Four Star Poetry Club; creator of the Haiku Battle Royal. Billy's most recent collection is the chapbook 'Incantation'. He is, currently, co-host of Chicago's In One Ear open mic series and part of the Haiku Dojo workshop series via Clubhouse.

HOW TO ATTEND

A Single Class Pass provides access to an individual class as well as its recording. A Month Pass provides access to every class, even if the class has already happened via the recordings. Some facilitators will host multiple classes called the Writer’s Suite, which also has its own pass and recordings. All classes are free to active, paid monthly Write About Now Members on Facebook or PayPal. For more info on how to become a member, visit www.wanpoetry.com.