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Haiku: Short Form Poetry
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Celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary with the most popular poetry form in the world. Haiku connect us more deeply to the natural world and can provide solace in difficult times. Beginner Learn about the history and nature of haiku at this two-session workshop. We will learn about key elements of haiku, including concision, a seasonal setting, and the juxtaposition of concrete experiences. Using writing prompts, we will try our hand at writing some haiku poems. Everyone is welcome to this fun and supportive workshop, both beginners and folks who have taken haiku classes before. Please note: This class will be held online. Intermediate This supportive writing workshop is designed for folks who have taken haiku classes or have written haiku previously. In this six-part online class, we will wade further into the haiku pond and also study other related Japanese forms of poetry. Using writing prompts, both in-class exercises and ones that are designed as opportunities to enjoy being outside between classes, we will write haiku and other forms and workshop them together, if people so desire. Please note: This class will be held online. Please note: This class will be held online.
Winter 2022
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Read & Discuss: Best American Short Stories 2021
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The Best American Short Stories series has aimed to provide a window into the current moment in fiction published in North America every year since 1915. It is the longest-running and best-selling series of short fiction in the country, featuring the 20 best short stories published in print and online magazines in the past year. We’ll read a selection from the 2021 anthology, and consider what these works have to say about 2021. Each week we’ll gather online and discuss the stories along with supplemental readings provided by the instructor to give more background and information about the authors and stories included in this curated list. Please note: Purchase the book before class. It is available at The Book Rack in Arlington.
Winter 2022

Writing Workshop: Flash Fiction
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Flash fiction isn’t just the short story’s kid sibling. From 6-word stories to drabbles to 1000-word genre questioners, these mini-masterpieces are a diverse family of sub-genres to read and write. Whether you’re a seasoned flash writer or a newbie looking to stretch your creative muscles, this class is a great opportunity to read, write, and learn about this blossoming genre. This class will include friendly group discussion of student work. Please note: This class will take place online.
Winter 2022

Making Time To Write
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Life can get in the way of your writing practice, so it is important to find a way to sustain your passion for writing. Learn how to ensure that writing no longer feels like an add-on to your life, but rather an embedded practice. Learn how to remove barriers to writing, such as your inner critic, while rediscovering why you love to write. Through writing prompts both reflective and creative, get back into the practice of writing, and be armed with strategies to fight against blank page anxiety and excuses. Stop procrastinating–let’s write!
Winter 2022

Reflecting Through Writing
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Join us for this welcoming and inclusive class that offers participants the opportunity to use writing as a form of reflection. Students will use their words to explore a variety of topics, including work, relationships, their identities, and other personal subjects worthy of reflection. We will generate a great deal of new writing, share our work (for those who feel comfortable doing so), and revise to further clarify, perhaps working towards publication. Each session will involve prompts to awaken your writing mind, readings of essays to inspire, and a longer generative session based around a prompt, a specific writing structure, or a creative nonfiction form. Writers at all levels of practice are welcome.
Winter 2022
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