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 […]
Instructor: Bill Glose $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Thursdays, 6/22/23 & 6/29/23 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET This session will examine the composition and qualities of ekphrastic poetry, the art of writing poetry about other pieces of art. During the workshop, attendees will study examples of ekphrastic poems and create their own. Bill […]
Instructor: Joanna Currey $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturdays 6/24/23 & 7/1/23 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET Every religion comes with foundational stories that shape its character and the culture of its adherents. Sometimes these stories are used to inspire and uplift, and sometimes they are used to manipulate and harm. For centuries, artists […]
Instructor: Neil Perry $60 Members | $65 Nonmembers Saturdays 7/15/23 & 7/22/23 |10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET In this two-day seminar, we'll explore the way poets and poetry can figure non-traditional natural spaces. The Romantic tradition generally has us chasing butterflies or sitting by singing brooks. But what about the messier places in our world — […]
Instructors: Jody Hesler and Aran Donovan $150 Members | $165 Nonmembers Wednesdays, 10/4/23 – 11/8/23 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. ET In this 6-week Zoom course, we will pair poetry and fiction readings by craft elements, then compare and contrast how the different disciplines approach that element. Class discussion will be co-led by a poet […]