Three-hour webinars offering intensive instruction on elements of poetic craft, ranging from prosody and other formal techniques to approaches to the writing process and revision. The craft labs will feature a mix of lecture, guided writing activities, and Q&A with the instructor. An integral part of our Mentorship Program curriculum, the labs are the only part of the curriculum open to the public.
Summer 2023
June 18
Making Something New: Where Imagination Enters the Poetic Process
Joy Priest / online
Winter-Spring 2023
May 14
Just This and Only Everything: If, When and How to Use Description
Jon Sands / online
Apr 16
I’s and You’s (and Why’s): How Pronouns Function in Lyric Poems
Jay Desphande / online
Feb 19
Between Clarity and Wilderness: How to Tune Your Tension
Traci Brimhall / online
