Part of The Poetry Society of New York's Weekly Virtual Workshop Series.

With poet Jonathan Burkhalter.

Today, the word Appalachia might suggest images of hillbillies and coal mines to those not native to the area. Most of us wouldn’t associate the region with countries like Nicaragua or Cuba. However, Appalachian history is steeped in progressive, revolutionary thought, ready to heave off the socio-capitalist yoke in the name of equality. While the struggles against poverty and corruption operated differently in each of the three aforementioned regions during the 1900s, a common thread among artists, musicians, and poets lay the groundwork for language’s role in revolution.

This class is two-fold: partially a brief survey of a handful of these artists and their work among their historical backdrops, and partially a writing intensive, focused on channeling revolutionary poetics in our own place in history.

**This workshop will take place on Zoom.**