This half-day workshop offers participants the chance to gather in a community of writers, explore the benefits of a traditional writer’s workshop, and develop their skills as a poet. Part seminar, part workshop, this course is for poets in the beginning phases of their creative careers interested in getting their poetry into the world. We will cover techniques for revision, the elements of strong work, strategies for fueling the creative engine, and the nuances of submitting poems for publication.
Participants will leave this course with one or two poems thoughtfully reviewed by both the instructor and the workshop group, strategies for deepening their writing practice, and a basic knowledge of the unique world of literary magazine publication.
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By gathering a community of aspiring local writers, exploring the formal elements of successful poems, and emphasizing the methods of the traditional peer-centered writing workshop, this course will engage participants in the refinement of their poetry. With particular attention paid to the processes by which poems come to be published in regional and national literary magazines, this course is for the emerging and enthusiastic poet looking to get their work our into the world. Outside of the formal workshop, we will discuss the various online methods of submitting unpublished work, the particulars of choosing where to send one's work, and the nuances of interfacing with editorial staff.
Class will be suitably divided between the discussion of the formal elements of successful poetry, poetic styles and movements, or navigating submission platforms and a traditional workshop.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the elements of a strong poem Understand their individual creative processes
- Meaningfully engage in peer-critique
- Thoughtfully support peers in the development of their work
- Comfortably navigate online submissions platforms
- Confidently dialogue with editors, readers, and other editorial staff