Poetry Archives - The Writing Salon

Playing with Poetic Forms

"Form in poetry is like a jungle gym which can give structure to the swinging impulses of your mind and strengthen and lengthen your poetic muscles," says instructor Alison Luterman... more

Instructor: Alison Luterman

May 16 - June 13

5 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Poetry Revision Intensive

In this class, you’ll explore multiple techniques for re-visioning, revising, and workshopping poems, discovering what each poem wants to become. You'll emerge with 8 to 12 substantial revisions and a collection of useful revision tools... more

Instructor: Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet

May 16 - June 13

5 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Jumpstart Your Poetry with Visual Art: A Poetry Lab

“Many poets have turned to visual art for inspiration,” says instructor Brian Tierney. “Writing poems that speak to or about paintings we love, or sculptures that captivate us, or photos that haunt us, can crack open our imagination and stretch our voice... more

Instructor: Brian Tierney

May 16 - June 13

5 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Poetry Mentorship with Brian Tierney

This remote poetry “class” offers a unique opportunity for personal and intimate poetry instruction. Students will work with Brian Tierney one-on-one, via written correspondence over two months, during which students will compile and send three "packets"... more

Instructor: Brian Tierney

May 16 - June 13

5 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Fearless Poetry Workshop

Now celebrating 20 years at The Writing Salon, this workshop keeps drawing people who want to jumpstart their poetry practice and to keep the engine oiled... more

Instructor: Julie Bruck

May 16 - June 13

5 Thursdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Poetry Workshop: Turn Your Drafts into Finished Poems

This 6-week workshop will provide a dynamic virtual space where you can get personalized feedback on poems in progress, from brand-new drafts in need of development to later drafts in need of polish... more

February 04 - March 17

6 Weeks

All Day

The Poems Only You Can Write: Identifying and Embracing What Sets Your Work Apart

This one-session remote workshop is designed to help you explore the topical, structural, and stylistic aspects that make your work your own... more

February 17

1 Saturday, (Pacific Time)

10:00am - 1:00pm

Poetry Generation Intensive

In this class, students will explore multiple techniques for generating new poems, and for drawing possibilities for new work from our own and others’ existing poems... more

January 16 - February 20

6 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

Intro to Poetry: Unlock Your Emotional Truths

In this class, we will explore poetry together, none of us traveling to precisely the same place, but all of us keeping one another company on the journey. By the end of five weeks, you’ll be able to uncover the emotional truths that most compel you to write... more

January 23 - February 20

5 Tuesdays, (Pacific Time)

6:30pm - 9:00pm

San Francisco, CA

Poetry Mentorship with Brian Tierney

This remote poetry “class” offers a unique opportunity for personal and intimate poetry instruction. Students will work with Brian Tierney one-on-one, via written correspondence over two months, during which students will compile and send three "packets"... more

January 15 - March 18

9 Weeks

All Day