You’re sitting at your desk. The clock is ticking. This is your time to write. But nothing is coming out. Doubt battles your creativity. What am I doing? This is a waste of time. I’ll never finish this project. You wonder, Is this even good writing?

An alternate reality—you’re at your desk with a marked up copy of your poem. It’s covered in notes for everything from a new ending to how to fix your line breaks. You have a checklist you can follow to get this piece to its next draft. It’s going to be so much closer to the poem you set out to write. And you know exactly how to get there.

Maybe you associate writer’s groups with out-critiquing each other. As if the best writer is the best one at airing others’ flaws. But it doesn’t have to be that way. This Gentle Workshop will be encouraging, welcoming, supportive, and deeply helpful as you learn how to edit your work. Your decisions will be explored, not attacked. And most importantly, you’ll start to voice your own artistic vision and learn how to be your own best editor. 

You’ll workshop three times to help you get comfortable with sharing your work in a critique setting. You’ll leave with greater confidence in your writing; a stronger ability to read your poems with an objective, editorial eye and talk about it; skills around giving and receiving constructive, supportive feedback; and techniques for incorporating edits. This class is perfect for any writers who are nervous to share their work, who haven't received much feedback before, and who feel stuck with their poems.

Start Time: 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT
Six weeks, twelve writers (max)
Hugo House Member Price: $292.50
General Price: $325.00