with Emily Ransdell
Beginning on October 15th | Ending on November 19th
Sessions on Zoom: Every Wednesday for 6 weeks
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Tuition $125 | Scholarships are available
“Read, Write, Repeat”
A generative poetry workshop for all levels
One of the best ways to learn how to write poems is by reading poems. How did the poet do it? What craft techniques did they use?
Each week we will read one or more poems together and discuss what makes them tick. Then we will turn off our cameras and write a draft of our own, either on a similar theme or using a similar technique. Participants will be encouraged (but not required) to share what they wrote, with the understanding that this is not a critique class. We’re here to learn new writing techniques and to support each other’s efforts.
Between sessions, participants should plan to work further on their in-class drafts and come back prepared to show us how the piece has evolved. This sharing is likewise encouraged, but not required. It’s a rare poem that comes into the world fully formed or even revised to completion within a week. This class is designed to give you six solid drafts worth coming back to. You’ll learn to read like a writer and gain tools and techniques to improve your poems.
Materials needed: Pen & Notebook (or favorite writing materials); Access to Zoom via Laptop, PC, Tablet or Smart Phone is required.
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Emily Ransdell’s poetry collection, One Finch Singing, received the Louis Award from Concrete Wolf Press and was published in 2023. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry Northwest, Terrain, Rattle, and elsewhere. Emily divides her time between Camas, Washington and Manzanita, where she is a volunteer and frequent teacher in the writing program at the Hoffman Center for the Arts.
