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Organizer & Facilitator
“Dawn is a sensitive and insightful workshop leader and made each session informative and fun.”
Dawn Terpstra is the poetry editor for River Heron Review and a River Heron Writers’ Workshop instructor. Dawn began serious pursuit of poetry after working in corporate communications, teaching high school and college English, and working in the broadcast industry. She has published a chapbook, Songs from the Summer Kitchen (2020). Her poetry has been published in several journals and anthologies. She is currently the president of the Iowa Poetry Association and hosts a monthly Zoom program, IPA LIVE, focused on poetry craft and community. Over the past few years, she has been involved with bringing regional and national poetry events to Iowa. She is currently a low-residency MFA student in creative writing at the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran University. She and her
husband, John, live in rural Iowa where they plant trees,
keep bees, and enjoy adventures with their corgis.
W: dawnterpstra.com
E: dterpstra@riverheronreview.com
Organizer &Facilitator
“Robbin’s 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! ”
