the blueshift journal
blueshift / ˈblo͞oˌSHift / noun
the displacement of the spectrum to shorter wavelengths in the light coming from distant celestial objects moving toward the observer.
for students of all ages
& experience
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with mentors:
fatimah asghar
luther hughes
melissa lozada-oliva
cynthia dewi oka
danez smith
mahogany l. browne
julian randall
cynthia cruz
natalie scenters-zapico
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dates:
june 22 to july 20
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cost:
$215
OUR PROGRAM
We run several workshop sessions for students of all ages & experience throughout the year in poetry (winter, spring, summer). We will continue to partner with schools and organizations to lower costs as much as possible for students while still compensating mentors & staff.
Each session of the ALL AGES series will consist of around 7 mentors with 5-6 students each. Some mentors will return to work on multiple sessions, while others will work with us on only one.
Session Two (June 22nd - July 20th) consists of Fatimah Asghar, Mahogany L. Browne, Cynthia Cruz, Luther Hughes, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Julian Randall, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Danez Smith. Click here to apply.
During the four-week program, each carefully-structured week will interrogate a different facet of poetics, be it selfhood (identity, artistry, personhood, representation, the body, the mind), technique (form, space, breath, rhythm, movement), and/or other various thematics. Students will be given daily reading assignments and several free-writing prompts centered around this theme.
In the middle of the week, mentors and students will come together for two video conferences. The first one will be a lecture/discussion of readings for that week. The second will be a workshop session for students in each group.
By the end of the week, students will submit two poems of their choosing to mentors. Mentors will return comments on work before the next workshop session.
While mentors will be largely available as well, our On-Call Editors will be available to students throughout the week to answer questions, talk through readings, and/or edit work via chat or email.
At the end of each session, we will compile students' work alongside mentors' work in an anthology published on our website.
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FINANCIAL AID
**Over 70% of students were awarded partial to full scholarships for Session One.**
Though we do have very limited resources, we do our utmost to make sure that financial standing is not in any way a hindrance to a student's decision to apply and/or take the course.
There are two steps you must complete to apply for scholarship.
1) Fill out the application regularly at theblueshiftjournal.submittable.com
2) Email thespeakeasyproject.staff@gmail.com with the subject line "[Name] Session 2 Scholarship." In this email, please include your name, the date you applied, the amount requested up to the full price of the course and a brief statement detailing your financial situation / need.
Contact us
29 Ivana Drive, Andover MA, 01810
thespeakeasyproject.staff@gmail.com | Tel: 617-306-3336