Sundress Academy for the Arts Presents “Radical Revisions: One Poem, Infinite Possibilities”

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present “Radical Revisions: One Poem, Infinite Possibilities,” a workshop led by SG Huerta on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, from 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST. This event will be held over Zoom. Participants can access the event at tiny.utk.edu/sundress (password: safta).

Is a poem ever truly finished? In this generative workshop, participants will start with a single poem and leave with endless revision possibilities. Though that may sound overwhelming, experimenting with radical revisions can uncover what the poem truly wants to say.

Drawing from contemporary poets such as torrin a. greathouse, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, and Safia Elhillo, we will discuss and dissect the different ways a poem can be presented on the page. Participants will practice and play with erasure, line breaks, footnotes, prose poetry, formal constraints, hybrid elements, and more.

Beginning writers will learn the possibilities of poetry, while experienced writers will have a chance to see their work in a new light. Participants of all levels will leave the workshop empowered to play on the page, take the skills practiced in this workshop to other writing projects, or even begin a sequence of poems based on these revisions.

SG Huerta is a queer Xicanx writer from Dallas. They are the Poetry Editor of Abode Press, Nonfiction Co-Editor for ANMLY, and Marketing Co-Director for Split Lip Magazine. SG is the author of two poetry chapbooks and the forthcoming nonfiction chapbook GOOD GRIEF (fifth wheel press 2025). Their work has appeared in Barrelhouse, Honey Literary, The Offing, Infrarrealista Review, and elsewhere. They write about trans/literary things in their newsletter, trans poetica. Find them at sghuertawriting.com or in central Texas with their partner and cats.

While there is no fee to participate in this workshop, those who are able and appreciative may make donations directly to SG Huerta via Venmo: @sg-huerta-3 or CashApp: $sgh122716

This event is brought to you in part by support provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission.