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Poetry Promptshop
OnlineAre you a poet with big ideas and a passion for writing that won’t be confined to just one format? This interactive workshop will show you how to create a…
Poetry of Place: Mapping the paths to where we are
Online or at The MuseThis course will guide writers through exercises designed to explore the marks the locations in our lives leave on us and those we leave on the places we've been. Students…
Writing in the Moment: A Pop Culture Poetry Session
Online or at The MuseThere are many things that poetry can be, one of which is playful and fun. Poetry invites us to explore a range of topics, including the mass media and trends…
From Wounds to Words
OnlinePicture this: a pen gliding across the page, weaving words together in rhythmic harmony. Each stroke of ink carries with it a piece of your soul, releasing the weight that…
Smart Rabbits Have Three Homes
Online or at The MusePoetry is not a product that Artificial Intelligence can deliver. Poetry is a human action, an experience. We will study poems embodying the experience of homecoming. That can be a…
Poetry Fundamentals in the Morning
Online or at The MuseDiscover the essential building blocks of poetry. In this four-week workshop, we'll explore one fundamental element each week: image, sound, line, and voice. Through reading, writing exercises, and peer feedback,…
Poetry Fundamentals in the Evening
Online or at The MuseDiscover the essential building blocks of poetry. In this four-week workshop, we'll explore one fundamental element each week: image, sound, line, and voice. Through reading, writing exercises, and peer feedback,…
Dreaming the Miracle: Poetry, DADA, Surrealism, and Avant-Garde Beliefs & Practices
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesExplore the methods of making poetry through writing exercises and workshop discussions centering around "ekphrasis" & "incongruous compatibility" as a means for world building, in addition to writing through and…
Men in Poetry: Voice, Memory and the Uncertain Self
OnlineIn this generative workshop, we’ll read and write our way through how masculinity appears in poetry—through silence, inheritance, performance and memory. We will look at works by Rainer Maria Rilke,…
Poetry in Motion: Travel Poems
OnlineSneak a writing retreat into your next business trip! Or use your latest vacation photos as prompts! This class will consider a range of styles and strategies that travelers can…
Know when to Hold to ‘Em, Know when to Bend ‘Em: Using Poetic Forms and Conventions
Online or at The MuseDescription Coming Soon!
Poetry Laboratory
The Muse Writers Center 2200 Colonial Avenue, #3, Norfolk, VA, United StatesJoin us for three hours of creative chaos — cutting, pasting, blacking out, layering, and reimagining words into something entirely new. Try your hand at cut-up poetry, collage poetry, blackout…