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We offer new classes in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, publishing, and other topics each season.

Jun
9

In three two-hour classes, students will practice reading their own poetry aloud. Focus will be on diction, scanning, projection, and other techniques that can help every poet ‘sell’ his, her, […]

Jun
9

Students will gather for one session focused solely on poetry generation. Sean Corbin, Poetry Gauntlet coordinator, will attempt to overwhelm you with writing prompts in order to challenge everyone to […]

Jun
20

This workshop will detail the ekphrastic process and provide prompts that will serve you whenever you face the blank page. Elizabeth will guide you to respond to visual and musical […]

Jun
23

What can the songs of legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton teach us about writing, craft, and perspectives in poetry? In this in-person workshop, Let Me Say This: A Dolly Parton Poetry […]

Jul
23

Students will join with Poetry Gauntlet coordinator Sean Corbin to discuss and critique their individual work in a group setting. Each student will have the opportunity to share a poem […]

Aug
11

Documentary poems combine poetic techniques (imagination) with nontraditional elements (inquiry) such as journalism, government reports, interviews, political and/or religious tracts, advertising, court records, and other documentary sources. This course helps […]

Aug
12

This seminar is part of the Accents Originals Series held in partnership with Accents Publishing. In this class, we will look at ways poetry can be used to ask the […]