Replay: Poetry
Discover these great classes on the craft of poetry – available on demand, anytime.
Explore these great classes on the craft of poetry. Learn more by viewing the personal video introduction to each session.
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View the first five minutes of this two-hour class from poet, fiction writer, and essayist Kim Addonizio, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Kim’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the way that great poems work to surprise us, transcend time, and take us to unexpected places.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from award-winning poet, novelist, teacher, and scholar Kaveh Akbar, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Kaveh’s class, and discover the Five Things he’s learned about the ways antiquity’s spiritual verse can help us to better understand ourselves – and to sit more comfortably in our own uncertain times.
View the first five minutes of this two-hour class from poet and writer Victoria Chang, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Victoria’s class and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that following an unconventional path can be a surprising source of creative inspiration and innovation.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from celebrated poet, writer, editor, and scholar Camille Dungy, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Camille’s class, and discover the Five Things she’s learned about the ways that creativity arises from the soil of our most fundamental relationships – with the land, with our family history, with motherhood, and with our children.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from poet, novelist, songwriter, and teacher Joseph Fasano, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Joseph’s class, and discover the Five Things he’s learned about how poetry helps us all become better listeners to the world around us, to the voices of others, and to the voice within.
View the first five minutes of this two-hour class from from award-winning poet, essayist, and translator Jane Hirshfield, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Jane’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that poems’ original seeing can be invited, recognized, and worked with to open new depth, openness, and possibility – in words and in lives.
View the first five minutes of this two-hour class from poet, teacher, and Editor-in-Chief of Poetry magazine Adrian Matejka, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Adrian’s class, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the complicated and animating process of turning a stack of poems into a cohesive poetry collection.
Sunday, February 15th: Join Pulitzer Prize winning poet Carl Phillips in this live 90-minute class and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about some of the less obvious – but common – ways in which patterns arise and contribute meaning in poems we love.
Tuesday, February 24th: Join poet, editor, and founder of Conscious Writers Collective Maya C. Popa in this live, two-hour class and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the ways that poets can bring desire to the page with heat, precision, mystery, and verve.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from writer, editor, and teacher Maya C. Popa, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Maya’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how poetic form both organizes and conveys our essential emotions and insights.
View the first five minutes of this two-hour conversation between best-selling writer and poet Maggie Smith and Matthew Zapruder, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Maggie’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s learned about what it means to prioritize your creative practice in ways that allow you to stay productive and feel most like yourself – no matter what the rest of your life looks like.
View the first five minutes of this two-hour conversation between poet, author, actress, and director Amber Tamblyn and Matthew Zapruder, right here on Substack.
Then, check out the archive of Amber’s class, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to harness our emotions into the full force of our creative work — and how to put all that we’re feeling about the state of the world to good use.
View the first five minutes of this two-hour class from celebrated poet, writer, and professor Matthew Zapruder, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Matthew’s class, and discover the Five Things he’s learned about the practical and spiritual techniques that have helped him to keep the faith and to keep going as a creative artist – and how you can better how to adapt your creative practice to a busy life full of relationships and obligations.
View the first five minutes of this 90-minute class from celebrated poet, writer, and professor Matthew Zapruder, right here on substack.
Then, check out the archive of Matthew’s class, and discover the Five Things he’s learned about honoring family as a source of creative inspiration – about being truthful in the service of mercy and merciful in the pursuit of truth.
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