How Not to Steal When Borrowing: Writing an "After" Poem

We can't help but find inspiration from the work of our poetic relatives and ancestors, but some pieces forge larger inspiration than others. Let's explore the "After" poems of modern poets including Chen Chen, Rudy Francisco, Ocean Vuong, Sarah J. Sloat, Billy Collins, Terrance Hayes and others to learn strategies of our own of paying homage without plagiarizing. 

Registrants will receive a poem packet of all the examples and have time to try out what they learned. Bring a poem written by someone else that you love for the writing portion of the workshop.