Gathering a Poem
A Generative Workshop.
Enrollment is now closed.
This online course is ideal for poets who want to enliven their process of generating new work. Poets can expect to deepen their craft and get excited about their writing lives.
Start date: Thursday, April 4th
End date: Thursday, May 2nd
Cost: $199
Duration: 4 weeks
Time: 2-3 hours per week
How it works:
- Each week a new module will be posted, which will feature a podcast, a writing assignment, and resources to help you gather material for a new poem.
- Workshop activities will include sharing your drafts with the class, as well as interactive discussions about your writing experience.
- At the end of the workshop, you will have crafted three new polished poems from scratch and discovered new ways to generate work that you can integrate into your writing practice.
Your Instructor
Lisa Young is the founding editor of Juniper – A Poetry Journal, and the author of When the Earth (Quattro Books, poetry) and This Cabin (LyricalMyrical Press, poetry). She has published poems and short stories in several print and online publications, including Minola Review, Verse-Virtual, The Quilliad, the Maple Tree Literary Supplement, and in Diane Lockward’s new craft book, The Practicing Poet. Lisa lives in Toronto, where she works as a freelance editor and writer. Visit her author website for more information.