Workshops & Events

Recent Previously Taught Courses

“As writers, sometimes the task of staring down a blank page and beginning a new piece seems less daunting than opening an existing draft of a poem. Why do we shy away from editing? What about the editing process seems to drain us of our energy and leave us unsure of how to continue? How can we, as dedicated writers, push past the anxieties of editing in order to finalize a poem?In this six-week class, participants will learn new techniques for engaging with previous work, gain fruitful insight into finishing poems, and discover healthy, positive mindsets to dispel negative, paralyzing notions of revision.Each two-hour class is composed of poetry samples from a wide-array of artists (such as Carrie Fountain, Elizabeth Acevedo, Evie Shockley, and more), new revision techniques, and ample editing time.
This class is designed to give busy writers substantial, focused editing and writing time, regardless of one’s profession or writing background. Consider this class a reliable accountability partner. Each week, participants will be asked to bring 1 unfinished poem to class to work on. Work will remain private, unless volunteered to be shared.
This class is best suited to those who have at least a few poems they want to work on and can bring them to class.
There is no class July 5.”

Poetry Lecture. “Poetry Means Breaking the Rules.” Ripon High School. March 2024.

Poetry Lecture. “Poetry Means Breaking the Rules.” Petoskey High School. November 2023.

Guest Lecturer for CRWR 110, Section 2: Introduction to Poetry, Oberlin College & Conservatory, November 2023.

Guest Lecturer for CRWR 110, Section 1: Introduction to Poetry, Oberlin College & Conservatory, November 2023.

Poetry Seminar. “Bird Song and the Meadow.” Shenandoah National Park. May 2023.

Guest Lecturer for ENGL 2744: Intro to Creative Writing, Virginia Tech. April 2023.

Guest Poet for ENGL 2744: Intro to Poetry, Virginia Tech, at the invitation of Distinguished Professor Lucinda Roy. March 2023.

Guest Lecturer for “Seminar in Academic Inquiry and Writing,” University of Costa Rica, Turrialba Campus. February 2023.

Poetry Seminar. “Looking Elsewhere While You’re Right Here.” Laurel Ridge Community College. October 2022.

Poetry Lecture. “The Intricacies of Identity in Poetry.” Laurel Ridge Community College. September 2022.

Poetry Reading. Virginia Tech’s Glossolalia Literary Festival. May 2022.

Panelist. Virginia Tech’s: The New River: A Journal of Digital Art & Literature: Electronic Literature Panel. April 2022.

Poetry Reading. Persistence & Rupture, CalArts REEF Residency Project. Zoom. November 2021.

Introduced author Mark Wunderlich. “Terrible Angels: Reading the Duino Elegies,” VT Visiting Writers Series. March 2021.

Introduced author Amy Long. “Speakeasy Reading Series Presents Amy Long,” VT Visiting Writers Series. September 2019.

Creative Nonfiction Reading. Prairie Voices Reading Series, CLC Annual Reading Series. May 2015.