CLASSROOMS
Classes
“Live” Poet Camp events meet on Google Meet.
Hybrid Poet Camp classes are hosted on Live Google Meet, with course materials and a place to post work on Wet.Ink, an online learning platform designed for writing workshops.
Dwelling in Possibility: Poems inspired by Emily Dickinson
*Starts May 13
$325 Hybrid Course with class feedback only
$400 Hybrid Course with Sarah Feedback – SOLD OUT
9 weeks (8 wks of material plus one wrap up week) Live weekly meetings on Google Meet, course materials post on Wet.Ink, forum to post poems on Wet.Ink.
Break away from the idea of Emily Dickinson as the model for the cartoonish, cliche versions of “spinster poet,” scribbling away at her desk, arbitrarily quirky, oblivious to the world around her. In this class, we’ll re-enchant ourselves with the magic of her wild words, we’ll grapple with her love of nature, and her willingness to encounter the unknown. We’ll join her at the window, throwing it open and inviting the same winds that inspired her to bring us to the page. Each week, we’ll consider a brief reading by our mentor muse (a single poem and/or letter) placed in conversation with equally brief works from modern kindred spirit poets and writers in other genres. From these readings, we’ll write new poems from a prompt linked to that week’s topic. Every week will also include optional viewing/listening assignments, each as an invitation to encounter Emily in a different way.
June Jumpstarts
2 weeks of live Google Meet Jumpstarts with prompts, quick-writes and a pdf full of extras to recharge your daily writing routine.
*SECOND and THIRD full two weeks of June 2026
*Please plan to arrive early – doors open at 8:45 for gentle hellos, and close around 10 to allow for soft goodbyes, and help us build a warm and supportive atmosphere for each other.
*Join us for all or just a few of these sessions! Everyone who registers will receive the pdf with prompts and extras at the end of our two weeks together.
$50/$25 for 1st time Jumpstarters
Sarah note: If the reduced rate would enable you to join us, please use that link. No questions asked! <3
Very Short & Very Very Short Poems
with Chen Chen
Sunday, May 31, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern Time
$50/$25 Sliding Scale
*Live on Google Meet. This workshop will be recorded.
Brevity is the soul of wit, said William (you know which one), but my soul (and maybe yours?) struggles to be brief. In this generative session we will look at model poems (brilliant brevities!) by Linda Gregg, Lucille Clifton, Leila Chatti, Jenny George, Victoria Chang, and Kevin Bertolero. We’ll discuss the various challenges that short forms present and various strategies or lyric windows through those hurdles. In between each handful of poems, we’ll write. Participants can expect to draft at least three new pieces and there will be time at the end to share a snippet of what you’ve made (totally optional, of course). Whether you adore writing short poems or find them daunting (or both!) we’ll read, talk, and do our dreamiest.
Poetry from the Underworld
with Lesley Wheeler
Sunday, June 28, 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Eastern Time
$50/$25 Sliding Scale
*Live on Google Meet. This workshop will be recorded.
What feeds us—and frightens us—sometimes lurks underground, like fungal networks, fantastic caves, and weirdly shaped vegetables in root cellars. Poetry has a way of bringing what’s hidden into the light while still honoring its mystery. What’s buried, after all, can sometimes flower. If you’re willing to open that basement door or lift that mossy rock, join us in this generative workshop. We’ll begin by considering how other poets explore underground spaces, including the current U.S. Poet Laureate, Arthur Sze. Writing prompts will get you digging. Writers who wish to can share what they unearth. We’ll also discuss how to develop these drafts, keeping in mind that strong poems often balance disclosure with enigma, manifestation with evocation. Finally, participants will lead the way toward whatever further enlightenment they need, possibly how to establish a fruitful writing practice, revise toward greater poetic power, or submit work for publication.