2220 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90057

In this three-session workshop at Poetic Research Bureau, we’ll explore various experimental grammatical applications in poetry, including abstract meter, parataxis, syntactical turning, punctuation gleams, linguistic refraction, and more. Together, we’ll consider how these modalities can serve as tools for generating new poetic synergies. Through engagement with experimental texts, prompts, and group discussion, participants will develop collaborative analysis and functional writing, expanding their grammatical attunement to initiate both practical and subliminal approaches to creating poems. Potential readings include works by Daniel Borzutzky, Julian Talamantez Brolaski, Larry Eigner, Tilghman Goldsborough, Lyn Hejinian, Ikkyū, Benjamin Krusling, Aaron Kunin, Friederike Mayröcker, Hoa Nguyen, and more. Ivanna Baranova is a poet and artist from the Pacific Northwest, currently living in Los Angeles and sometimes New York City. Recent books include Threshold (Inpatient Press, 2024) and Continuum (Metatron Press, 2023).