How are poems made? A poem is made from the mind (an idea), the body (the hands, the eyes, the mouth, the ears following sounds), and something else akin to the mystical, the visionary, the awe-inspired. This non-traditional workshop will use found poetry, erasure, collage, scraps, materials, and interesting forms and prompts to allow poems to come through us. Instead of beginning with an idea, we’ll use fun constraints to bend our usual ways of thinking about or starting poems. Our goal will be prolific: many new, surprising poem drafts to work with. Students will read poems and interviews with writers as they talk about their process, and share their own writing. This will not be a traditional workshop where participants will take work home to “critique.” Instead, we’ll practice listening, affirming, and helping each other see the world of possibilities inside us, and all around.