Workshop
The Poetry Lab: Crafting and Critiquing in Community
with Samuel Louis Spencer & McKinley Dirks
May 1 - May 22 • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EST)
Dates
May 1 - May 22 • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EST)
Duration
4 weeks
Location
Online
Price
US$125
About the workshop
In this weekly workshop, we will convene to write, read, and revise our poetry.
Details
This month-long program is designed to get poets thinking critically about each other's work in a judgment-free environment. Engage with other poets in the practice of prosody, polishing your poems until they are ready for publication (woah, alliteration!).
For each session, expect to read and critique poems written by everyone in attendance; expect to push the limits of your creativity while honing your abilities as a professional. At the end of the month, participants will have a small portfolio of poems ready for submission and new friends to keep in touch with.
In addition to feedback from peers, participants will be expected to read various essays/poems before each weekly get-together.
What you will learn
• How to give and receive critique. • How to apply revisions to a piece of work. • What questions to ask yourself when critiquing your own work later on. • How to structure cover letters and submit poems to publications.
Workshop takeaways
Finding a writing community is easier said than done. This poetry workshop is designed for poets to get together to discuss their work while simultaneously acting as a way of getting to know one another. In addition to the poems written in this class, participants will be able to learn more about publication while building relationships in the writing community.
Additional info
Workshop meeting dates:
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
About the instructors
Engage with other poets to give and receive critique on your work