Wednesdays, April 30th - June 3rd | NEW DATES! What happens when we approach writing like an experiment? Our minds are open, our writing is deep, and there is no room for writer's block or cliché ideas. Burroughs used cut-up writing, Anaïs Nin made her diary her art, and now novels are being written in hybrid forms combining poetry, criticism, footnotes—you name it. Each week we will explore different experimental styles from surrealism to postmodernism to current hybrid experiments in poetic essay and hybrid nonfiction and fiction, with examples from writers like Chris Kraus, Maggie Nelson, and Terese Marie Mailhot. We will do exercises to loosen our minds and push us in new directions with our writing. There are weekly writing prompts and in-class exercises. This class is great for beginning writers or experienced writers wanting to push their writing in new directions.