In each class we will read and discuss new poets and old favorites who have written gems on our monthly theme. Past themes have included writing about nature, grief, protest, and more. In the class you will write and share new work. You will come away from each session with 3 or 4 drafts. Those who commit to the year will receive the added benefit of an extra workshop session for thirty minutes after the class, to have a new poem workshopped each month. Participants will also have the opportunity to share work with their cohort and the instructor between sessions.

When: Classes will from 10am - 12pm, and 10am - 12:30pm for yearlong registrants

March 6, April 3 , May 1 , June 5 , July 10, August 7 , September 4 , October 2, November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5.

Where: Zoom (link provided after registration)

Class Size: 11 participants.

You are strongly encouraged to register for the full 12 sessions which provides an extra workshop session for thirty minutes after the class. However, you are invited to attended one session at a time as you are available.

About the instructor:

Ann Quinn is the poetry editor for Yellow Arrow Journal and conducts writing workshops at The Writer’s Center, for Yellow Arrow, and at writer’s conferences throughout the country. Ann holds an M.F.A. in poetry from Pacific Lutheran University and lives in Catonsville, Maryland with her family. Her award-winning work can be read in Poet Lore, Potomac Review, Little Patuxent Review, Vietnam War Poetry, Haibun Today, and other journals and is included in the anthology Red Sky: Poetry on the Global Epidemic of Violence Against Women. Her chapbook, Final Deployment, is published by Finishing Line Press. Visit her at www.annquinn.net