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Level 1 Intro to Fiction and Poetry
The Writers Studio See all classes by this school @ 272 W 10th St, New York, NY
Discover the creative power of persona writing in this reflective workshop at The Writers Studio. See how stepping into the voices of accomplished writers can unlock your most personal stories and turn tough subject matter into inspiration for fiction and poetry. Broaden your literary range and approach as you deepen your handle on craft and technique.
Jan 11th
6:15–8:30pm ET
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$475
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Mon. Jan 11th, 6:15–8:30pm ET
(18 hours over 8 sessions)
Poetry Writing Level 1: 10-Week Workshop (Online)
Gotham Writers Workshop See all classes by this school
Tap into the power of poetry as you learn to pack maximum punch with a minimum of words. Discover specialized techniques, demands, and forms of poetry, and build the craft of writing exquisite verses that captivate the soul.
Nov 10th
12am–11:45pm ET
Meets 2 Times
$489
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Jan 12th
12am–11:45pm ET
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Feb 16th
12am–11:45pm ET
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Tue. Nov 10th, 12am–11:45pm ET
(47 hours & 30 minutes over 2 sessions)
Online Level 1 Intro to Fiction and Poetry
The Writers Studio See all classes by this school @ Interactive online classroom
Surface your most intimate and private stories through personal writing in this online workshop. Develop narrative and lyric voices that turn even the most difficult subject matter into fuel for your fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Broaden your sense of what's possible in your own work while receiving constructive critiques from teachers and fellow students.
Jan 4th
8–9pm ET
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$449
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Jan 6th
8–9pm ET
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Mon. Jan 4th, 8–9pm ET
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Online Level 1 Intro to Poetry
The Writers Studio See all classes by this school
Develop your narrative and lyric voices in this introductory poetry workshop. Broaden your sense of what's possible in your work as you explore varied literary styles and approaches. Join us online to deepen your grasp of technique and receive constructive critiques from teachers and fellow students.
Dec 3rd
6:15–8:30pm ET
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$475
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Thu. Dec 3rd, 6:15–8:30pm ET
(18 hours over 8 sessions)
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The Moment of Creation: Poetry/Performance Workshop
Poetry Teachers NYC See all classes by this school @ 244 West 54th St, Brooklyn, NY
Performance artist & poet Caitlin Gil will lead this unique poetry/performance workshop, designed to help students explore their creative potential. “The Moment of Creation” consists of 3 Sunday sessions plus a culminating performance at the end of the series. What happens when we sit still? What happens when we move from sitting still? When does it happen? The decision from stillness to movement? The act from mind to the moment of creation? ...
All levels
18 and older
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Oklahoma to Astoria, One Poet's Path and Practice
Q.E.D. See all classes by this school @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY
Kyle Erickson, former high-school English Teacher (Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences), is leading a workshop for poets of all ages. Every person has poetry in their hearts, regardless of whether or not they know it. Walk in, grab a pen, and have fun!
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$15
Intro to Poetry Writing
Classeteria See all classes by this school @ 284 Suydam St, Brooklyn, NY
What makes a poem a poem? How do poems engage us, surprise us, make us laugh, or give us goosebumps? Emily Dickinson said, “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” How do poets make us feel this way? In this workshop you will read modern poets (Dickinson, Frost, Gluck, Neruda, Roethke,Stevens, Tate, Whitman) and develop an awareness of the techniques they use (structure, music, line breaks, stanzas,...
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Summoning The Magic From Your Poetry & Photography
The Tiny Cupboard See all classes by this school @ 1717 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Summoning The Magic From Your Poetry & Photography Manuscript Do you think your poems and photographs have a power, language, and magic of their own? Maybe they have just the right energy to pair well in a book of poetry and photography. In this intimate workshop, meet author/artist Christine Sloan Stoddard, and go through exercises to help you see the strengths in your work. Together, we will look at sample poetry and photography work, including...
All levels
18 and older
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$50
Reading Chaucer with Noam Scheindlin
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales takes us back to a time when the sun still revolved around the Earth, and the Earth was at the center of the Divine Plan. How heavily that cosmic order weighs upon the average person! Chaucer, through his collective portrait of a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, takes us into the backwaters of this cosmic order, and helps us to understand what it is like to live life amidst the hierarchies of both...
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Poetry with R.A. Villanueva
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Gerard Manley Hopkins once wrote in a letter that he wanted his poetry to embody “more wreck and less discourse.” Detour away from the well-worn routines of workshop in these dynamic sessions. Rather than laboring to finish or fix drafts, our sessions will be devoted to generative bursts, improvisational drafts, and provocative conversations about language, memory, and the future of what we create. We will seek to unsettle habits...
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Poetry with Emily Skillings
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
When we consider and write poetry we are often drawn towards inescapably large abstractions such as love, death, and time. What happens when we invest (obsessively, meticulously, and with deep care) in the concrete objects that populate our daily lives? In this four-week workshop we will consider how artists in multiple disciplines have made use of things and thingness, meditating on objects and the worlds and affiliations they create in us. ...
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Written in the Stars—A Workshop on Poetry and Astrology
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Even if we were all to speak the same language, we would speak it differently. This is what makes communication so exciting and so troublesome. For those of us who seek connection that is beyond our personal context, symbolic archetypes can offer a great deal of information. Like math, astrology is a system shared between many cultures (with variation granted for Vedic interpretations); its symbolic correlations can be found in ancient spiritual...
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$150
Shadowbox Assemblages
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Use found materials to create a low-relief shadowbox, filled with a combination of found objects, magazine images and paint. Create visual poetry from the commonplace, inspired by Joseph Cornell. Q&A Q: Can I make up a class if I miss one? A: No, make-up classes are not allowed since other classes may be full. Further, instructors are paid based on the number of students within their own classes, so attending a class outside...
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$145
Reading to Write with Myla Goldberg
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
What makes a good story tick? In this in-person class, Myla Goldberg will take you under the hood of contemporary realist and fabulist fiction to discuss stories from the perspective of craft. You'll plumb the mysteries of scene, point of view, character development and narrative arc, with each discussion culminating with an in-class guided writing exercise inspired by the story. This is not a workshop: rather than share writing, this class creates...
Mon. Jun 5th, 6:30–8pm ET
(6 hours over 4 sessions)
Generative Workshop in Poetry
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Full Course Name Generative Workshop in Poetry with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs What is it that informs our writing? Is it identity? Our mothers? Politics? Language? In this generative workshop, we will write and talk about what provokes and inspires us to write. Culturally we might write as our ancestors might have spoken. Perhaps some of us are not meant to write in a linear fashion. To be “roundabout” or circular may be closer to how our ears...
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$100
The Art of the Image: A Poetry Master Class
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
This master class considers the construction of imagery in poetry—from subject to simile—and how the undertone of music in a line can help bolster that image. From Bishop’s fish to Shaughnessy’s octopus, from Williams’ plums to Hughes’ festering raisin—explore the image: what what drives our lines and what we often find most memorable about a poem.
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$125
Advanced Poetry with Cynthia Cruz
92nd Street Y See all classes by this school @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
When we write poems, we begin with what we don’t know, collecting disparate bits and pieces. When we revise, we use what we know: the pull of sound, language, meaning, silence and order. In this advanced workshop, we look at craft — line, space, stanza, form, music and register of language — as well as the work of outside writers. Students are chosen by Cynthia Cruz on the basis of a manuscript submission.
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Poetry Workshop: Let's Lose The Muse
West Side YMCA - Community Arts See all classes by this school @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Cut through the myths: get the tools to help you find and sculpt the poem you want to make. Write, Read, and Revise. Bring your imagination! Maximum enrollment is 15 students. Open to all levels of writers.
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Tools and Techniques of Poetry
West Side YMCA - Community Arts See all classes by this school @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Share your story, sculpt your feelings & ideas, explore the art & craft of poetry! This workshop is open to both beginning & advanced writers. We will create a safe environment to cultivate and hone poetic tools & techniques. Over the course of the workshop: We will examine the poet's toolkit, e.g., line-breaks, rhyme, metaphor, forms etc., in a supportive atmosphere, through writing prompts and exercises. ...
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Writing Poetry for Everyone
West Side YMCA - Community Arts See all classes by this school @ 5 W 63rd St, New York, NY
Unleash your poetic voice in a workshop designed for both novice and seasoned writers. Explore the art of crafting evocative poetry through engaging prompts and exercises, focusing on line-breaks, repetition, rhyme, and metaphor. In a supportive environment, refine your skills, revise your work, and, if desired, participate in a poetry reading to showcase your creations.
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Reviews for Poetry Classes in NYC
Poetry Classes in NYC are rated 4.6 stars based on 17 verified reviews from actual CourseHorse.com purchasers.
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Poetry as Living Practice
I thought the instructor, Kat, was knowledgeable and an interesting speaker. Zoom was an excellent way to take the class. I appreciated that the class had no,pressure to share and was easy going. -
Poetry Writing Intensive
It was great and extremely useful! I would recommend Kate to anyone. She was interesting, engaging, and really passionate about poetry - her passion was contagious as well. -
Level 1 Intro to Fiction and Poetry
It was a truly amazing class and I'm so glad I took a leap of faith and signed up for it. Scott Hunter was a great instructor, extremely friendly, accommodating and always allowed the conversations and discussion to flow smoothly in a manner that was informative, insightful, critical and encouraging. -
Oklahoma to Astoria, One Poet's Path and Practice
Had a great time (long time since anyone has asked me to sit down and write). -
The Craft of Poetry -- Poetry is Everywhere
Creative
