Polishing Your Poetry for Publication

INSTRUCTOR: Mathew Weitman

TIME: Three Sundays, September 15, 22, 29, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT

PRICE: Early bird price: $120 for members, $140 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, September 9. After Monday, September 9: $140 for members, $160 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.

LOCATION: Hybrid. Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). This workshop is also available via Zoom.

LEVEL: All levels

CAP: 15

This workshop takes “revision” literally. That is, rather than thinking of revision as a process of correcting a flawed poem, we will instead begin a process of reseeing, reimagining, and rethinking a poem that you either feel stuck on or haven’t had luck with. Poets will submit one poem before the first of three workshops. Each week, we will begin a new overhaul draft in accordance with a revision exercise, so that each poet leaves with three or four drastically different drafts of the same poem. We will also, of course, look at a few craft essays and example poems to expand our poetics and revision practices.

The last class will be a salon-style reading wherein each poet will share their favorite version of their poem and what they have learned along the way. I'll also give a short presentation on submission strategies, sharing what I’ve learned as both a poet submitting and an editor reading.

This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance.

This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, Houston, United States