Poetry Workshop: Sharing and Refining Poems

Workshop Description

This small group (five participants) workshop is geared toward poets interested in having selections of previously written work critiqued. Writers will share writing weekly and receive supportive feedback in the areas of craft and the overall impact of the selection. Sessions will conclude with a model passage and/or a prompt-based writing segment. Daytime or evening sessions.

This workshop is for poets who are comfortable with sharing their work and receiving commentary on it and who are capable of reading deeply to analyze others’ poems. Participants should consider themselves to be intermediate to experienced poets who are familiar with poetry craft and conventions.

Workshop Details

Winter Session (Afternoon) SOLD OUT (AFTERNOON)
Thursday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:00 PM (ET)
Four sessions with Robbin Farr on Zoom
Dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025
$195.00
10% discount to Returning Writers (see below)
Join the mail list for Poetry Workshop (Afternoon)

Winter Session (Evening) SOLD OUT (EVENING)
Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM (ET)
Four sessions with Robbin Farr on Zoom
Dates: January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025
$195.00
10% discount to Returning Writers (see below)
Join the mail list for Poetry Workshop (Evening)

Workshop Facilitator

Robbin Farr is a poet with a 25-year background in teaching both college and high school writing as well as 7 years of facilitating writing workshops for River Heron. She is a founder and the editor of River Heron Review. She adheres to AWA philosophies of supportive feedback when she leads workshops. Her poetry and creative nonfiction has been published in numerous journals including Citron Review, Cleaver, Philadelphia Stories, 2River View, Sanskrit, and others. Robbin is the author of Become Echo (Atmosphere Press, 2023) and Transience, a hand bound, limited edition chapbook (Grey Cat Press, 2018).

Comments

“This was an excellent experience. I learned a lot and it was wonderful to meet new poets and read their work. I received excellent critique that really helped me revise my work.”

“The workshop has dramatically improved my poetry. It has taught me a lot especially about both critique and craft. It has also been a ton of fun! ”

“Really wonderful. I liked the way Robbin keeps bringing in new ideas/concepts. Prompts were great. And the students were a solid group. Learned and enjoyed. ”

“It has inspired me to go deeper into my poetry practice. It re-confirmed for me the value (and joy!) of revision.”

The workshop has had a major impact. I enrolled after a lull in my writing. Since starting the workshop sessions, I feel an increased self-confidence, and impetus to write again, and even to submit poems to journals.”

Questions: editors@riverheronreview.com

RHR Appreciation Discount: This workshop is eligible for the RHR returning writers discount. Receive 10% off the price of this workshop if you have previously attended any other multi-session workshop or our retreat. Enter code “RHR-WRITER” at checkout.

Refunds: Up to one week prior to the workshop start date, full refund minus $15 processing fee. After that time, there are no refunds.

Workshop sessions are not recorded, nor are there make up sessions.