ALTER

Every other Wednesday, 7-8:45pm/EST

April 16, April 30, May 14, May 28, June 11


$170-330 sliding scale

ALTER is a communal space to dive into revision as a creative, pleasurable, and radical practice. We’ll develop five (or more) drafts, in any state, into more fully-formed poems. You’re invited to bring drafts, notes, and scraps, or to start from scratch. Each session will begin with prompts designed to reinvigorate or deepen an existing text, or to generate new writing - the choice is yours. We’ll spend ample time discussing and responding to each other’s work, with an eye towards understanding and refining what’s already there, and exploring what may want to emerge more fully. In addition to finishing with several poems you’re excited about, you’ll also practice new, embodied, approaches to revision that you can bring to your practice onwards. Open to all levels, poetry focused.

  • suggested:

    $170=pressured resources $250=balanced resources $330=abundant resources

    If ALTER sounds like what you need and you want to join but can’t pay in full, or at all, please include a brief message when you register. I offer payment plans and a limited number of scholarships, especially to writers impacted by lived experiences of racism and/or transphobia and/or other forms of systemic oppression.

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hear what others love about these workshops

  • “It transformed from an almost silly, satirical concept into something much more sincerely felt and metaphysically dense. There were poetic forms and insights that emerged for me that were genuinely delightful. I'm so grateful to have had the space and time to find those moments.”

  • “It reminded me how much I love writing, being in community with fellow writers.”

  • “This class was the first time I've actually felt momentum.”

  • “Every time you brought us back to our bodies, my poems improved. I loved that.”

  • “It really increased my self confidence and belief in myself as a writer.”

  • “I LOVED the embodiment/grounding practices weaved in.”

  • “Your workshops are giving me so much.”