A 5-week poetry workshop with award-winning poet Donna Stonecipher, PhD, author of six books of poetry. This class will consist of two components: an exploration/discussion of published poems provided by Donna, and a workshop. Participants will submit 10 pages of poetry in two rounds of five on a rotating schedule, and receive constructive feedback from everyone in an informal and supportive workshop setting. Writing comes from reading, and as such we will also spend time reading others’ poems together and articulating why and how they work. The workshop is appropriate for writers at all levels of experience, from beginners to professionals, but is particularly suited for those who already have some poems written on which they would like feedback.
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Donna Stonecipher is the author of six books of poetry, most recently The Ruins of Nostalgia (2023), which was named a best book of 2023 by NPR, and Transaction Histories (2018), which was listed by The New York Times as one of the 10 best poetry books of 2018. She has also published one book of criticism, Prose Poetry and the City (2018), and several translations. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and lives in Berlin.
“Donna’s poetry course was brilliant. She’s so knowledgeable about poetry and a hugely inspiring and encouraging tutor. I found her feedback invaluable and it helped a great deal as I prepared my first chapbook for publication. If you love poetry, then you’ll love her course.” – Melanie Sevcenko, author of We Slept in Bodybags, Just in Case (Finishing Line Press)