Workshops & Master Classes
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please contact Gabriella@poetshouse.org
Online Video Conference Master Classes
Our library is closed for health concerns but Poets House is bringing you online Master Classes to keep our community thriving. Master Classes offer advanced writers of poetry an opportunity to work intensively with some of the most respected poets of our time. An application of three poems is required, sent through Submittable; space is limited. Fee: $395.
Master Class with Rick Barot: The Personal and the Political
Saturday, October 24, 2 – 6pm
Saturday, October 31, 2 – 6pm
Application Deadline: Thursday, October 1
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Master Class with Kazim Ali: Cryptoforms
Online Master Class with award winning poet, novelist and essayist Kazim Ali. November 7 & 8, 2020.
Master Class with Rae Armantrout: In Brief
Master Class with Rae Armantrout: In Brief: The Pleasures and Perils of The Short Poem.
Six-Week Video Conference Fall Workshops
Open to all levels, six-week courses are offered on a wide variety of topics. Register early—first come, first serve. Fee: $325.
CANCELLED: Everyday Experimentation with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson: Six-Week Video Conference Workshop
Everyday Experimentation with Cyree Jarelle Johnson: Six-Week Video Conference Workshop. Six Tuesdays, October 13–November 24 (Skip Nov 3). Registration Deadline: September 24
Avant-Garde to the People with Xandria Phillips: Six-Week Video Conference Workshop
Because drastic times call for drastic poetics this workshop is dedicated to our most experimental written voices. Six Wednesdays, Oct. 14–Nov. 25, 2020 (Skip Nov. 11).
Writing Towards the Unknown with Joanna Fuhrman: Six-Week Video Conference Workshop
In this time of uncertainty and isolation, this class will focus on writing exercises that encourage community and collaboration. Six Thursdays, Oct 15–Nov 19.
Using a “Canon” (Feminine) with Patricia Spears Jones: Six-Week Video Conference Workshop
Patricia Spears Jones, poet, educator, cultural activist, anthologist and recipient of the Jackson Poetry Prize, has authored 5 collections and 5 chapbooks.
Free Online Video Workshops
One-Day Workshops
We offer writing workshops and seminars that focus on a special topic over the course of a day or afternoon. These offerings are designed for those who may not have the time for a longer sequence of classes. Fee: $95 for three-hour workshops; $110 for four-hour workshops.
Check back later in 2020 for more one-day offerings!
Refund Policy
- Requests for refunds must be received in writing. To request a refund, email Gia Gonzales at gabriella@poetshouse.org.
- Poets House retains a $60 processing fee on any Six-Week Workshop or Master Class refund, or a $20 processing fee on any One-Day Workshop refund.
- Refunds will not be issued after the following deadlines, regardless of participation. For Six-Week Workshops: tuition (less processing fee) is refundable until the second class meeting. For Master Classes: refund requests must be made at least 24 hours prior to the first meeting.
- Tuition will not be pro-rated for missed classes.
- Six registrants are required in order for a class to run. If a course fails to meet the minimum registration, it will be cancelled and full tuition will be refunded to all registrants.