Workshop Banner Sam Hamill's Narrow Road to the Interior

Katie Sarah Zale

Katie Sarah Zale has published four collections of poetry, including The Weight of a Leaf (Kelsay Books), a finalist for the Arizona Book Award. She is the director of a Tucson, poetry-reading series. Co-editor of Winter in America (Again (Carbonation Press), poems in response to the 2024 Presidential election, she is also working on a biography of Sam Hamill.

Sam Hamill’s Narrow Road to the Interior

Poet, translator, editor, Zen Buddhist, co-founder of Copper Canyon Press, and activist for Poets Against (the)War, Sam Hamill devoted his whole life to the practice of writing poetry. The following topics are foundational for this generative workshop: how ancient poetic traditions still define quality poetry, the Beat poets, the long poetic sequence, poetry as political, and the role of reflection and emotion. Facilitator Katie Sarah Zale is writing a biography on Hamill’s life and legacy.

Saturdays 2-4:00 PM Pacific Time
February 8 – March 8, 2025

February 8, 15, 22
March 1, 8