Poetry Revision Intensive

Writing is revising, goes one of the truisms of the writing life. "But what is revising?” asks instructor Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet. "Too often, we take a first draft, in whatever form it arrives, and chip away at it until it looks something like a poem. And yet revision has the potential to be a much more radical and creative act.”

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, as well as skills for discussing new work one-on-one or in a workshop setting.

This course has five 2.5-hour weekly meetings, with a combination of reading, in-class discussion, writing exercises, workshopping, and written instructor feedback. Students will revise and submit poems generated from in-class exercises and outside work, and each student will have 3-4 poems workshopped.

About The Writing Salon's Remote Classes

Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, The Writing Salon is running all classes in a remote learning format. You will be able to participate in live class meetings via Zoom videoconference. To attend classes, you'll need a phone, tablet or computer and access to the internet. You can participate in the class from wherever you'd like, whether on your living room couch or in your office. Before your class meets, you'll receive an email from The Writing Salon with more information about Zoom and your remote class. If you have any questions about remote learning, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at hello@writingsalons.com.