SUMMER 2022
The Poet's Starter Kit
Catapult ($349)
Online | 6 meetings
Wednesday, June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20
7-9pm ETIn this 6-week dynamic course, we'll address the foundational concerns of a poet writing and publishing in today's literary ecosystem. Some of the topics we'll discuss: What are important things to consider for one's submission? What does "simultaneous submission" mean? What are the standards and expectations for a journal submission vs. a fellowship submission vs. an anthology submission? What are some important things poets should know about honoraria, 1099s, and paying taxes as an independent contractor?
The following weeks will be devoted to reading and discussing foundational craft essays and poems. We will casually share and offer verbal feedback on our own poems, and there will be a more unorthodox opportunity to consider how one's different poems are appropriate for specific types of submission.
Foundations of Poetry
Inprint ($180)
In-person (Houston, TX) | 4 meetings
Saturday, July 9, 16, 23, 30
1-3pm CT
This course will be devoted to reading and discussing foundational craft essays and poems. A writing prompt will be distributed at the end of each class. We will causally share and offer verbal feedback on our own individual poems, with a special focus on the relationship between form and content. Students will leave this class with a greater understanding of craft and a repertoire of foundational poetry craft essays. First time writers and experienced writers are encouraged to register and will benefit from this class.
Poetry of Witness, Poetry of Place
The Porch ($200)
Online | 4 meetings
Monday, July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1
6-8pm CT
In the first two weeks of this class, we will establish our connection to a specific place, and in the second half we will write as witnesses of what's happening there. We’ll establish the conventions of these two genres. The term “witness” has recently become ethically fraught in discourse around power, rhetorical position, and identity. We’ll discuss this and come up with our own personal ethos around witness. We’ll look at poets across an international range and discuss complicated topics such as who is allowed to write about what and what this has to do with being a good poet. We will work through casual prompts and share our work for feedback on a voluntary basis.
Catapult ($349)
Online | 6 meetings
Wednesday, June 15, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 20
7-9pm ETIn this 6-week dynamic course, we'll address the foundational concerns of a poet writing and publishing in today's literary ecosystem. Some of the topics we'll discuss: What are important things to consider for one's submission? What does "simultaneous submission" mean? What are the standards and expectations for a journal submission vs. a fellowship submission vs. an anthology submission? What are some important things poets should know about honoraria, 1099s, and paying taxes as an independent contractor?
The following weeks will be devoted to reading and discussing foundational craft essays and poems. We will casually share and offer verbal feedback on our own poems, and there will be a more unorthodox opportunity to consider how one's different poems are appropriate for specific types of submission.
Foundations of Poetry
Inprint ($180)
In-person (Houston, TX) | 4 meetings
Saturday, July 9, 16, 23, 30
1-3pm CT
This course will be devoted to reading and discussing foundational craft essays and poems. A writing prompt will be distributed at the end of each class. We will causally share and offer verbal feedback on our own individual poems, with a special focus on the relationship between form and content. Students will leave this class with a greater understanding of craft and a repertoire of foundational poetry craft essays. First time writers and experienced writers are encouraged to register and will benefit from this class.
Poetry of Witness, Poetry of Place
The Porch ($200)
Online | 4 meetings
Monday, July 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1
6-8pm CT
In the first two weeks of this class, we will establish our connection to a specific place, and in the second half we will write as witnesses of what's happening there. We’ll establish the conventions of these two genres. The term “witness” has recently become ethically fraught in discourse around power, rhetorical position, and identity. We’ll discuss this and come up with our own personal ethos around witness. We’ll look at poets across an international range and discuss complicated topics such as who is allowed to write about what and what this has to do with being a good poet. We will work through casual prompts and share our work for feedback on a voluntary basis.
