The Art of Craft, the Secrets of Revision—Toward Publication

WRITING X 432.12E

This workshop engages students in the processes of both creation and revision with the goal of evolving drafts into striking, accomplished poems.  Imagery, pacing, line-breaks, compression and expansion, and appearance…

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Remote
Starting at $720.00
As few as 11 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Craft new poems with the express intent of developing them into solid, coherent works
  • Revise your drafts with feedback from readers to strengthen your vision
  • Identify how imagery, line breaks, and form can elevate your drafts to a publishable level
  • Get insight into what local and national editors seek in submissions

About this course:

This workshop engages students in the processes of both creation and revision with the goal of evolving drafts into striking, accomplished poems.  Imagery, pacing, line-breaks, compression and expansion, and appearance of the poem on the page are explored, together with the element of discovery.  The sensibility and criteria of various editors, local and national, is discussed.  Appropriate for those with some formal training. 

Fall 2023 Schedule

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Tuesday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens July 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Suzanne Lummis
393906
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

No meeting November 21, 2023. 

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required. 

 

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 17, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
(Optional) Book: Time Crunch by Cathy Coleman
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Tue Oct 3, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Oct 10, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Oct 17, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Oct 24, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Oct 31, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Nov 7, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Nov 14, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Nov 28, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Dec 5, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
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Tue Dec 12, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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