Are you writing a poems, a collection? It's all welcome in this six-week generative workshop designed to help you create new poetry or make progress on your project. You'll respond to writing prompts, write outside of class to meet weekly deadlines, analyze published poetry, and discuss craft elements such as form, rhythm, acoustics, meter, voice, and more.
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Details: Creating New Poetry - May 2026 with Kisha Nicole Foster takes place Thursdays May 14, May 21, May 28, June 4, June 11, and June 18 from 6:30-8:30pm in person at the Literary Cleveland office (13002 Larchmere Blvd).
Genre: Poetry
Level: All levels
Format: Craft and generative workshop with writing in and outside of class.
Location: This class takes place in person at the Literary Cleveland office (13002 Larchmere Blvd).
Size: Limited to 14 participants (including two scholarship recipients).
Suggested Sequence: Follow this class with a craft and/or generative poetry workshop, a feedback course, or a publishing course.
Scholarships: Two scholarship spots are available for this class for writers in Northeast Ohio. Apply by April 19. Click here to apply.
Cancellations & Refunds: Cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the first class meeting to receive a full refund. Email info@litcleveland.org.
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Kisha Nicole Foster is a mother, nationally performing poet, and teaching artist. The author of Poems: 1999-2014 and Blood Work, Foster is also a three-time Ohio for the Center for the Book fellow, Regional Coordinator for Poetry OutLoud/ Ohio Arts Council, and a two-time Pink Door Fellow. She is also a 2019 Cleveland Arts Prize winner for Emerging Artist in Literature.
Literary Cleveland
13002 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland OH 44120
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