Master Class on the Poetic Sequence with Andrés Cerpa via Zoom

The form of the poetic sequence offers both authors and readers an expanse of possibility. In this two-hour course we will explore the construction of poetic sequences, delving into the ways that poets build cohesion and sustain momentum in longer works. The course will also provide prompts and exercises to develop your own poetry.

Andrés Cerpa is the author of two books of poetry, the debut collection Bicycle in a Ransacked City: An Elegy (2019) and The Vault (2021), which was longlisted for a National Book Award and celebrated as one of the best poetry books of 2021 by The New York Times. A recipient of fellowships from McDowell and Canto Mundo, his writing has appeared in Ploughshares, Poem-a-Day, The Kenyon Review, The Nation, The BreakBeat Poets Vol 4: LatiNext, The Rumpus, Frontier Poetry, West Branch + elsewhere.