Walk the Line: The Balance Between Author and Audience
In this session, we will discuss how to manage an audience’s expectations, while still honoring your vision as a writer. By examining famous works and adaptable techniques, you will learn…
Read MoreSouthern Noir to Grit Lit
Simply put, Southern Literature is complex—not Scarlett O’Hara’s plantation or Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, but both. Recently, this traditional Southern Gothic literature has given way to Southern Noir, complete with sex,…
Read MorePoetry for Physicists
In this session we will aim to explore the connections among poetry and science (potentially math) with the dual aims of introducing STEM-minded folks to poetry and poets to the…
Read MoreMapmaking for Writers
Who doesn’t love cracking open a fantasy tome and finding a gorgeous, lavishly illustrated map of the novel’s fictional world emblazoned on the end pages? Maps and speculative fiction have…
Read MoreWrite and Celebrate: Poems for Special Occasions
Writing an occasion poem is both a fun challenge and a beautiful way to celebrate and commemorate graduations, weddings, anniversaries, births, and other milestones. We can remix old traditions and…
Read MoreRuthless, Radical Revision for Poets
For two-and-a-half hours, we’ll look at common revision strategies as well as some that I’ve developed from decades of teaching and writing poetry, but also from my professional experience as…
Read MoreThe Intermediate Poetry Workshop
The Poetry Workshop continues with returning members and new members having poetry writing experience. Fresh, intriguing poetry prompts offer group members the opportunity to experiment with various styles, forms, subjects…
Read MoreThe Intermediate Poetry Workshop
The Poetry Workshop continues with returning members and new members having poetry writing experience. Fresh, intriguing poetry prompts offer group members the opportunity to experiment with various styles, forms, subjects…
Read MoreThe Intermediate Poetry Workshop
The Poetry Workshop continues with returning members and new members having poetry writing experience. Fresh, intriguing poetry prompts offer group members the opportunity to experiment with various styles, forms, subjects…
Read MoreThe Intermediate Poetry Workshop
The Poetry Workshop continues with returning members and new members having poetry writing experience. Fresh, intriguing poetry prompts offer group members the opportunity to experiment with various styles, forms, subjects…
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