Workshops for beginner and seasoned writers and everyone in between
The Poet’s Studio online workshops are open to anyone who wants to generate new writing and collaborate with other writers by sharing work and providing thoughtful feedback in a virtual workshop space. The workshops feature inspiring craft lessons and poetry prompts as well as positive feedback and encouragement. If you are new to poetry, this is a safe space where everybody, no matter what level, has something valuable to contribute. All classes are intended for writers who write for both adults as well as children (except where it specifically states otherwise) as we believe that learning the craft of poetry applies to all poetry no matter what age. See a list of current online workshops above. All workshops are offered via Zoom.
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Current Workshops
Consultations and Events
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Writing Consultations
All consultations include annotations, comments, and follow-up via email or Zoom. Options for one poem, folios, and manuscripts.
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Awakening the Heart Book Launch
Join us for a FREE event as we celebrate the second edition of Awakening the Heart. April 11, 6:30pm EST.
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Quoddy Writing Retreat for Teacher Renewal - SOLD OUT
Georgia Heard and Ralph Fletcher
July 29-August 2, 2024 in Lubec, Maine. Enrollment limited.
About the Poet’s Studio
When the pandemic first started, I yearned for a poetry community and missed teaching and talking to poets. So, thanks to Zoom, I offered my very first Poet’s Studio online workshop. I had no idea that a poetry community would form around these popular online workshops.
I’ve kept The Poet’s Studio online workshops going because it allows poets and writers to come together throughout the year and without the time and expense of traveling.
Poet and friend, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, will co-teach some of the workshops with me and some I’ll teach solo. Many but not all workshops have guest authors. All the writers who teach with me and who are guests have written and taught for decades and have extensive experience in the writing community.
I have been teaching and writing for over twenty years, and my goal is to create a sustainable poetry community. For each workshop, we spend many hours carefully planning new content and reading each poem closely submitted for critique. If you feel that you can’t afford the workshop fee, please reach out to me.
Workshop Structure
Most workshops are multiple online sessions (see workshop description for details).
You’ll receive verbal feedback from the instructor(s)
You’ll receive weekly prompts
Instructors
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Georgia Heard
Georgia Heard received the 2023 Excellence in Poetry for Children Award which honors a living American poet for their aggregate work for children ages 3-13.
She is the founder of The Poet’s Studio and has taught at Poet’s House, Teachers College, Columbia University, Gothenburg University, and in schools around the world. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Writers’ Workshop.
She is a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and the author of 19 books. Her most recent poetry book & journal is A Field Guide to the Heart: Poems of Love, Comfort & Hope (co-authored with Rebecca Kai Dotlich), and an anthology of poetry The Woman In This Poem: Women’s Voices in Poetry. She is also the author of several children’s poetry books including Welcome to the Wonder House (Random House), My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness (Macmillan), and Boom! Bellow! Bleat! Animal Poems for Two Or More Voices (Astra Books for Young Readers). -
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Rebecca Kai Dotlich’s poetry has appeared in anthologies, periodicals, and magazines, and she has authored dozens of children’s books. Rebecca teaches poetry workshops to writers, teachers, and students across the country. To learn more about Rebecca, check out her website www.rebeccakaidotlich.com, and follow her on Instagram @rebeccakaipoet and Twitter @Rebeccakai