Odyssey: Poetry Writing: Inspiration and Craft

This is a workshop for writers of poetry at all levels who want to develop their skill and explore directions for further growth and possibilities for publishing. Assignments include suggestions for writing and related readings of poetry, as well as essays about creativity and craft. Course work highlights subjects and sources of inspiration, such as memory, dream, powerful emotion, works of art, and language itself. Participants bring drafts of poems to class each week for feedback. Discussion of technique, tradition, and expressiveness will emerge from close reading of each student's work.

919.277.01 Homewood campus Tuesdays, March 1 to May 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $320

JHU full-time faculty/staff members receive 80% tuition remission. Spouse/same-sex domestic partners receive 50% tuition remission. Please be aware that you will be unable to register online and receive the discount. Contact 410-516-8516 for more information.