Generative Poetry Workshop with Safia Jama via Zoom

Join Safia Jama as she guides you through prompts and exercises to unlock your autumnal creative energy. NB: This class will be capped at 15 and taught on Zoom.

Safia Jama was born to a Somali father and an Irish American mother in Queens, New York. A Cave Canem graduate fellow, she has published poetry in Ploughshares, RHINO, Cagibi, Boston Review, Spoken Black Girl and No, Dear. Her poetry has also been featured on WNYC’s Morning Edition and CUNY TV’s Shades of US series. Jama is the author of Notes on Resilience, which was selected for the New-Generation African Poets chapbook box set series (Akashic Books, 2020).

Scholarships are available for this course. For more information on how to apply (fall applications are due August 15, 2021) visit our Scholarships page.