Teaching
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Introduction to Free Verse Poetry, Flint Institute of Arts, June 2026
In this one-day workshop, students will learn several introductory techniques for crafting an effective free verse poem including the use of imagery and metaphor for conveying meaning and the use of line breaks to create pace, rhythm, and impact. Students will read examples of modern free verse poems and then engage in exercises meant to sharpen their skills as free verse writers. Students who are brand new to poetry will benefit as much from this class as more experienced poets who want to add some free verse tools to their writing toolbox. Students will leave with ideas for several free verse poems and techniques for continuing their work editing and sharpening their drafts.
The Practice of Writing Poetry, Writing Workshops, October 2026
This online poetry workshop is for poets at all levels who want to build a sustainable, meaningful writing practice. Whether you're just beginning to explore poetry or you're an experienced writer looking to reignite your creative energy, this class welcomes you. Writers of other genres who want to experiment with poetic forms will also benefit.
Nomenclature in Verse: A Generative Poetry Workshop, Poets for Science Gathering, November 2026
This generativepoetry workshop invites writers of all backgrounds to mine the language of scientific research and transform it into original poetry. Using found poetry techniques, participants will work directly with excerpts from scientific studies, journal articles, and research papers to excavate the lyric potential hidden inside technical prose.
30 Poems in 30 Days, Writing Workshops, January 2027
Celebrate and energize your writing practice during National Poetry Month 2026 with a 30-day poetry-writing adventure. Each day, we will celebrate poetry by reading and writing in a different poetic form. By the end of the month, you’ll have 30 new drafts and an appreciation for poetry’s many styles and iterations.
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Hybrid Forms as Springboard Across Genres, Barrelhouse Conversations and Connections, April 18, 2026
Are you a poet who has always dreamed of writing a novel? A fiction writer ready to take a stab at memoir? In this workshop, we'll explore how hybrid writing can be a way to stretch creative muscles and test the waters of new genres and forms. We'll look at examples of poems and flash that erase the lines between genres, as well as book-length projects that stem from cross-genre experiments.
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