Instructor: Annie Kim and Chloe Martinez $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturday, 5/7/22 | 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Wondering how to develop a book-length poetry manuscript? And how to get it published? In this seminar we’ll share tips for generating material for a collection, discovering patterns and arcs in your emerging manuscript, sequencing […]
Instructor: Abdul Ali $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Friday, 5/20/22 | 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) “Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.” --Gwendolyn Brooks The “Pastoral” poetic tradition offers much for the contemporary poet–how to retreat from the busyness of modernity. As cliche as it may sound: less […]
Instructor: James Cole $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Wednesdays, 4/13/22 – 6/1/22 | 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: All students must be fully vaccinated, provide WriterHouse staff with proof of vaccination, be willing to wear a mask at all times during class, […]
Instructor: Neil Perry $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturdays, 7/9/22 and 7/16/22 | 10:00-11:30 a.m. Eastern Time There's been a lot said about writing about place, about how a place is figured in our writing, and what it means to really invite the whole of a place into a poem. But what, also, about the way […]
Instructor: Joanna Currey $150 Members | $165 Nonmembers Mondays, 7/18/22 – 8/29/22 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time What makes an artist or a piece of art “successful”? What do we actually mean when we talk about someone’s “artistic vision” or “unique voice”? And how do you talk about your own poetic voice? In […]
Instructor: Abdul Ali $135 Members | $145 Nonmembers Tuesdays, 11/1/22 – 11/22/22 | 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. EDT Revision is a necessary part of the writing process. This workshop is for poets who have a group of poems that they’d like to take to the next level and prepare to send out for publication in […]
Instructor: John Most $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Wednesdays, 1/11/23 – 3/1/23 | 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. EST Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for an in-person offering, you attest that you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. WriterHouse strongly recommends any student at […]
JMRL Same Page Kick Off Special Event in partnership with WriterHouse. Same Page is an annual community-wide reading initiative that provides opportunities for book groups, classrooms, and individuals to explore the themes of a single book by an author appearing at the Virginia Festival of the Book. What Can a Poem Do? In this free, […]
Instructor: Annie Kim $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Sunday, 4/23/23 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for an in-person offering, you attest that you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. WriterHouse strongly recommends any student at greater risk […]
Instructor: James Cole $189 Members | $210 Nonmembers Thursdays, 3/30/23 – 5/18/23 | 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm ET Before signing up for this in-person class, please read the following statement about requirements to enroll: By registering for an in-person offering, you attest that you have been vaccinated for Covid-19. WriterHouse strongly recommends any student […]