Ink & Insight Poetry Craft Lab
About this Event
Get hands-on practice to enhance your poetry skills in this immersive workshop. Every month, join Coach Laura Brown for close readings of published poetry, skill-building exercises, and feedback sessions. Be ready to stretch yourself, hone your writing, and grab the tools to write with precision and power. Be ready to stretch yourself, hone your writing, and grab the tools to write with precision and power.
Each month, participants:
• Study one published poem by a diverse selection of master poets (ex. Jericho Brown, Mary Oliver, Lucille Clifton, Yusef Komunyakaa, and more)
• Learn a practical craft technique
• Workshop original poems through structured feedback
• Leave with clear, actionable revision goals
During the workshops, poets will develop:
• Confidence in giving and receiving constructive feedback
• An advanced craft vocabulary
• Stronger revision habits
• A portfolio of deeply revised poems
To ensure every participant benefits from the workshop, seating will be limited. This allows for more personalized attention, fosters participation, and enables targeted feedback for each person.
Monthly Workshop Topics (subject to change)
April 2026: Image as Authority (Specificity Over Abstraction)
May 2026: Metaphor as Structure (The Extended Metaphor)
June 2026: Line Breaks & Tension (The Power of the Turn)
July 2026: Compression (Saying More with Less)
August 2026: Persona & Voice (Speaking Through a Constructed Voice)
September 2026: Sound (Rhythm Beyond Rhyme)
October 2026: The Volta (The Shift)
November 2026: White Space & Form (Visual Architecture)
December 2026: (Lyrical Prose That Holds Its Power)
January 2027: Risk & Vulnerability (Writing What Scares You)
February 2027: Titles & Endings (How Poems Enter and Exit)
March 2027: Radical Revision Lab (Deep Rewriting)
Agenda
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Arrival and Introductions
Info: Welcome and brief check-in.
🕑: 06:15 PM - 06:35 PM
Close Reading of a Published Poem
Info: Poets will analyze published poems based on the focus skill of the month (i.e., imagery, voice, line breaks, metaphors, etc.).
🕑: 06:35 PM - 07:00 PM
Practical Skills Workshop
Info: Poets will apply the discussed skills to their poems before the "open-mic" feedback session.
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:10 PM
Break
🕑: 07:10 PM - 07:50 PM
Poetry Feedback Session
Info: "Open Mic" for participants to practice giving and receiving critique
🕑: 07:50 PM - 08:00 PM
Reflection & Revision Commitment
Info: Participants reflect and commit to one revision they will apply to their poem.
Where is it happening?
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