Poetry Playhouse

Enter the Poetry Playhouse to discover what you have to say to yourself and world, by generating lots of new poems while you explore poets and poems, craft and form. This class invites you — whether you’re newer to poetry, a seasoned poet ready for some new sparks and ideas, or ready to return to poetry — to write and receive feedback on up to 20 new poems while learning about your own callings as a poet and deepening your critical sensibilities in shaping, revising, and celebrating your poetry.

Each week takes us into another room of possibilities for our poetry, including the living room (writing about life and living at large), the family room (writing about family and ancestors), the bedroom (writing about the dark and the wild, including dreams and sex), and the dining room (writing about nourishment, intimacy, and food). Along the way, we’ll explore the poetry and lives of weekly featured poets (via writing, videos, and links), including William Stafford, Sharon Olds, Li Young Lee, Grace Paley, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ada Limon William Trowbridge, Rita Dove, W.S. Merwin, Jane Hirshfield, and Joy Harjo.

See details here.