This class is grounded in two basic functions: to generate new poems through prompts and expectation-challenging exercises, and to workshop them. A discussion of narrative, mechanics, forms, and the music of language will anchor the class.

Amy Lawless is the author of two books of poetry, My Dead and Noctis Licentia. She grew up in Boston and currently lives in New York City, where she was a 2011 NYFA Fellow in poetry.

Please join poets and contributors in celebrating the publication of The Incredible Sestina Anthology.

The event will feature readings by:

David Lehman
Sharon Mesmer
Sparrow
Jade Sylvan
Victor D. Infante
Patricia Carlin
Sharon Dolin
Ned Rust
Scott Edward Anderson
Jason Schneiderman
Jeanne Marie Beaumont

Celebrate Mother’s Day by exploring the many facets of love through poetry performances, workshops, and artist demonstrations in the Islamic Art galleries, followed by a special Sunday at the Met reading and discussion with New York State Poet Marie Howe, renowned poet and editor Kazim Ali, and Columbia University scholar Frances Pritchett.

Saturday, May 3, 12:00pm-4:00pm
Sunday, May 4, 12:00pm-4:00pm

Application Deadline: Friday, April 11

Edward Hirsch has published eight books of poems and four books of prose, among them Wild Gratitude, The Living Fire: New and Selected Poems, and the bestseller How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry. Currently, he is the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Saturday, April 5, 11:00am-3:00pm
Sunday, April 6, 12:00-4:00pm

Application Deadline: Friday, March 21

Saturday, March 29, 2:00pm-6:00pm
Sunday, March 30, 12:00pm-4:00pm

Application Deadline: EXTENDED TO Friday, March 21

Philip Schultz’s poetry includes Like Wings, The Holy Worm of Praise, and Failure, which won the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of a memoir, My Dyslexia, and the forthcoming The Wherewithal: A Novel in Verse. He is the founder and director of The Writers Studio, a school for fiction and poetry.

Saturday March 22, 2:00-6:00pm
Sunday, March 23, 12:00-4:00pm

Application Deadline: EXTENDED TO Friday, March 14

Susan Wheeler is the author of six books of poetry, including Bag o’ Diamonds, winner of the Norma Farber First Book Award, and Meme, a finalist for the National Book Award. She directs the creative writing program at Princeton University.

This class is open to all levels. No application is needed, but registration is required; call (212) 431-7920 x12832 or email classes@poetshouse.org. Register early – first come, first served.