Thursdays on the Stoop is a series of free, virtual writing workshops led for and by our community members. With topics ranging from generative prompts to editing strategies, these informal workshops are sure to shake up your Thursday routine. RSVP below to get the link.

In this free hour-long workshop with Amy Beth Sisson, we'll explore the contrapuntal, a two-column poem that can be read in various directions. Named after a similar musical form, contrapuntal poetry foregrounds multiple ways of storytelling and highlights complexity. We'll discuss how poets such as Airea D. Matthews, Tyehimba Jess, and Kamiko Hahn use the form, and experiment with writing exercises and strategies for construction.

Amy Beth Sisson (she/her) was a 2024 Peter Taylor Fellow with the Kenyon Review Writing Workshops, received her MFA from Rutgers University Camden in 2023, and is an Editorial Assistant for Fence Publishers.