What happens if we follow language instead of forcing it to perform in certain ways? What happens if we center play instead of intentionality? In this reading/craft talk, I'll discuss strategies that have helped me complicate the poetic line, imagery, subject matter, and the lyric "I." After the reading, there will be a question and answer period.
Eduardo C. Corral is the son of Mexican immigrants. He's the author of Guillotine and Slow Lightning. He teaches in the MFA program in Creative Writing at North Carolina State University.