Poetry

This two-hour lecture will provide the foundational concepts that we’ll work with in the four-week Developing a Writing Habit Class.

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.

Throughout this course, we will engage with different poetic forms and a variety of poets at an introductory level.

Have you started developing a writing habit and are now ready to take your writing to the next level? Then it is time to incorporate feedback and revision.

Join Marion and Barbara to discuss books by three contemporary masters: Victoria Chang, B.H. Fairchild, and Carolyn Forché.

Literary Agent Erin Hosier and Publishing Expert Brandi Larsen explain how the book publishing industry works.

Adventures in Poetic Forms is a seven-week generative workshop during which poets will write six poems, each in a different form.

Investigate ways to playfully expand the imagination and increase creative output.

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.

Delve into your poetic toolboxes and craft some solid drafts.

" . . . From the perspective of a middle-aged working mom . . . I can tell you what I read, what I learned, whatever you want to ask in two hours . . . "

Tap into your body and the world around you to discover new ways of accessing your writing.

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.

This 6-week workshop will cover strategies and techniques that will allow us to write poems that center more than just the speaker and their experiences.

What if we could split up a longer work and have each piece live on its own and still maintain harmony and balance within the world it is built from?

Develop writing habits that will boost your confidence, help you find your “voice,” and keep your writing process in motion.

Showing up to write isn’t half the battle – it is the battle.

Read model nest poems to inspire, experiment, and create your own "nest" draft

Examine your drafts and push your writing habit further by incorporating effective feedback and revision.

Generate new writing inspired by a tour of the NEORSD Westerly Plant at this unique workshop!