Join the Editor-in-Chief of Milk Press for a limited-capacity, six-week poetry workshop

What makes a poem, and how can we challenge the various conventions of the genre—voice, form, and technique—to find new possibilities for our poems? And how do we talk about poems constructively and critically?

In this six-week writing intensive (every Thursday evening from June 1st - July 13th 7pm - 9:30pm EST), we will focus on generating new work, closely examining the work of more established poets, and reading a range of passages and essays on poetics. From the brass tacks of a poem’s architecture to the atmosphere materialized from sound, image, and metaphor, the Milk Press Poetry Intensive offers a space for writers at any level—from published poets to those writing their very first stanza—to take a deep dive into makings of a poem.

We’ll begin each session with a generative writing activity and a reading exploring a specific component or concept of poetry. We will then spend the rest of the workshop alternating between groups and workshopping each individual’s poems as a group. You’ll be required to submit one poem beforehand, and to prepare comments for peers’ work each week.

Our capacity is limited to 16 students, and we’re offering 1 scholarship, which you can apply for via this link. The pay-it-forward option will go towards our scholarship fund.

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