sample workshops

someday i’ll love the poet
this workshop explores concepts of love of self & the ongoing process of learning to love ourselves more. in this workshop, works by frank o’hara, ocean vuong & roger reeves are explored. all of these poets wrote poems called ‘someday i’ll love [their name]’. participants have an opportunity to participate in this lineage by writing their own ‘someday i’ll love…’ poem, other generative activities, as well as journaling activities & group discussion

this workshop can be done in 3-4 hours or as a three-day intensive, virtually or in-person

think green: permaculture design as a poetry tool
the 12 permaculture design principles are “thinking tools, that when used together allow us to creatively re-design our environment & our behavior in a world of less energy & resources” (permacultureprinciples.com). while often utilized in the ecological world, these principles can also challenge & enhance our ecopoetics practice. in this workshop, a permaculture lens is applied to the review of poems & generatice exercises. in the late anthropocene, these principles guide us to a more sustainable mindset, where we humbly see ourselves in mutuality with the rest of earth

this workshop can be done in 2-3 hours, virtually or in person

past workshop partnerships

lighthouse writers
columbine poets
crestone poemfest
firehouse arts center
beyond academia free school
boulder county wild writers
field academy
writers block at mi chantli