Eight Poems That Will Change Your Life (Zoom)
4 Wednesdays (7/15 - 8/5/26)
1-3 pm ET / 10 am - 12 pm PT 

Some poems stop us in our tracks. 

You know the ones. They seem to rearrange our molecules the first time we read them, settle into our bones over the ensuing days, and grow with us for years to come. Though they never change, we return to them again and again and learn something new each time. 

What makes these poems so memorable and, dare we say, life-changing? 

In this class, we’ll dive into enduring and powerful poems to see what they can teach us. In addition to poetry fundamentals—the lineation, enjambment, musicality, etc.—we’ll also look at how these poems approach their subject matter and, as Emily Dickinson said, “tell it slant.” Our mentor texts might include work by poets like Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Ilya Kaminsky, John Murillo, Rainer Maria Rilke, Claudia Rankine, and others.

And we’ll try some of these techniques ourselves, experimenting with prompts and adding to our poetry toolkit. 

You’ll leave with a number of fresh starts, a refined ability borrow from your favorite poets and poems, a deeper understanding of how craft creates impact, and an expanded sense of what poetry can do. 

JULY 2026

Join me at Celia Bookshop in Swarthmore for dedicated writing time in community. Registration ticket includes a hot tea or coffee in the shop.

All writers welcome – creative, academic; beginner, intermediate, advanced.

Register for 1, 2, or all 3 sessions.

July 14 | July 21 | July 28

 Eight Poems That Will Change Your Life (Zoom)
4 Wednesdays (7/15 - 8/5/26)
1-3 pm ET / 10 am - 12 pm PT 

• Hugo House Member registration opens Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
• General registration opens Tuesday, May 26, 2026. 

Writing about Art: Exploring Ekphrasis (in person)
Monday, July 27, 2026, 7-9 pm EST
Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086

MAY 2026

Join me at Celia Bookshop in Swarthmore for dedicated writing time in community. Registration ticket includes a hot tea or coffee in the shop.

May 15 Co-Writing Collective

May 22 Co-Writing Collective

May 29 Co-Writing Collective

UPCOMING ZOOM CLASSES
APR/MAY 2026

Writing Odes: Elevating the Everyday
The Frost Place
Saturday, April 11, 2026
12:30 ET - 2:30 ET

Feast of Forms (6 Tuesdays)
Stanford Continuing Studies Program
April 7- May 12, 2026
8:30 pm ET - 10:20 pm ET

Leaps & Swerves: Creating Surprise in Poetry
Hugo House
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1-4 pm ET

READING / EVENT

MONDAY 9/23/24  |  11:20 AM - 12:20 PM EST

IN CONVERSATION SERIES with Rutgers-Camden Writers House & The Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice

Reading, Q & A, Lunch - Free & open to the public

In-Person

Rutgers-Camden Writers House
305 Cooper St., Camden, NJ
Classroom 202