Thursday | May 30 and June 5 | 6 - 7:15pm | *choose: $10 | $20 | $30 per class
Join 2025 Teaching Fellow Theresa-Xuan Bui for an immersive two-week course that invites participants to explore experimental writing practices. By engaging with unconventional exercises, students will learn to embrace spontaneity in their writing, unlocking new dimensions of creativity and self-expression. Techniques we will explore include, but are not limited to, mind-mapping, collage, collaborative group writing, and more. This class is 2 sessions. Join any session! Registration is required.
This immersive two-week course invites participants to explore poetry through experimental writing practices. By engaging with unconventional exercises and interdisciplinary approaches, students will learn to embrace spontaneity and abstraction in their writing, unlocking new dimensions of creativity and self-expression. The course encourages participants to go beyond traditional notions of language to understand its playful nature and how we can bring this into our art. This course is designed for writers, artists, and creatives of all levels who are eager to explore experimental approaches to poetry. It will combine hands-on writing exercises, group discussions, interdisciplinary analysis, and individual exploration. No prior experience with poetry or experimental writing is necessary—just a willingness to engage with new ideas and practices.
Course Objectives:
● Introduce students to auto-generative and experimental writing techniques.
● Cultivate a poetic mindset through exercises that foster spontaneity and abstraction.
● Explore the interdisciplinary intersections of language, visual art, and nature.
● Analyze contemporary uses of language in the arts to understand its flexibility and contingency.
Materials Needed
● Notebook or journal
● Writing instruments
● Art supplies (optional, for visual components)
● Digital devices for research and sharing work (optional)
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
PLEASE REGISTER
*PROGRAM FEE STRUCTURE
While many of our programs are free, we also offer classes and events with a fee. There are three prices to choose from on a sliding scale:
subsidized $10 | regular fee $20 | help others $30
Upon registration, we trust you to choose the right fee that matches what you can afford. Do you need financial assistance? Can you pay the regular rate? Do you have the ability to pay a bit more and make funds available for others?
If in doubt, give us a call at 518.242.6535
Theresa-Xuan Bui is a Craigardan 2025 Teaching Fellow. Theresa is a queer interdisciplinary poet exploring the intersections of the personal and political as a means to critically imagine the future. They are a child of the Bui household, a legacy of Vietnamese refugees and vanguard Asian-Americans. Born and raised in Bronx, NY, Theresa moved to Houston, TX before pursuing a BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MIC/A). Their work has been exhibited at the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Tang Teaching Museum, Arlington Arts Center, Yale School of Architecture, Seattle Asian American Film Festival, and Washington Project for the Arts.