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8-Week Workshop: Making the Space for Poetry in Our World

In this 8-week poetry class, we'll read and write together. We'll discuss many poems written by diverse and extraordinary poets, both living and dead. Students will write and turn in as many poems as they wish. All work will be read—fellow students and the teaching artist will provide feedback.

At the first session, many poems and writing exercises will be presented. At the subsequent 7 sessions, we'll focus on sharing and workshopping, as well as reading and discussing handouts on poetry craft.

We will work with appropriate speed and cover a lot of ground each class. The poets we'll study cross the boundaries and borders of race, gender, nationality, class, age, and aesthetics. Poetry, the great art form, will be honored in each class with passion, civility, and intelligence.

This class is best suited to intermediate poets—those who possess basic knowledge of poetry, including metaphor and simile, persona and personification, and line breaks and stanza.

All Classes listed on the Loft website take place in Central Standard Time (CST); make sure you understand your time zone, and adjust accordingly

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

In order to access live class meetings, you must have the Zoom application downloaded to your computer. You will also need a WiFi/Internet connection throughout the duration of your scheduled meeting and a computer with audio and video capability. The information to join your Zoom classroom will be provided in your confirmation email upon registration. Please check spam folders if you do not see this email upon registration. For more information on how to use Zoom, please see our training manual here.

Some classes use a supplemental Google Classroom page. Should your teaching artist use Google Classroom, you will be invited to join the classroom via email at least 24 hours in advance of your class (check spam folders if you are not seeing this invitation). Please note that Google Classroom requires a Gmail address to access the Classroom. If you do not have a Gmail account, the email invitation will be sent to the email address we have on file and will prompt you to create a free account or enter an existing account to join the classroom. If we are unable to send an email invitation to your non-gmail account, you will be contacted by a staff member to provide a Gmail address. If you do not have a Gmail account, you can create a free account here. Should you have concerns about this, please contact a Loft staff member at [email protected] or 612-379-8999. For more information on how to use Google Classroom, please see our training manual here.