Poetry’s economy of language and use of powerful images offers creative, succinct points of divergence for writers of all genres. This class will focus on specific poetic tools such as rhythm, repetition and alliteration to seed, deepen, and refine new and in-progress writing. We will study 3-5 poems and essays that engage poetic techniques and generate new material to incorporate into a current project or begin a new one.

From novice to rising novelist, to seasoned, successful writers and screenwriters, this workshop will provide a broad spectrum of perspectives on poetry’s richness as foundation, catalyst and lively companion. Participants are asked to bring a copy of a favorite poem to work with.

TAKE THIS CLASS IF

Your prose, when re-reading it, seems flatter than you’d like.
You want to craft images that will stick in the reader’s head.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT CHARLOTTE’S CLASSES

“It stimulated ideas that will lead to better writing.”
“The exercises showed me immediate applications. I’m very inspired!”
“This class gave me *exactly* the information I was looking for.”

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Charlotte Gullick is Chair of the Creative Writing Department at Austin Community College. She holds BA in Literature/Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz and a MA in English/Creative Writing from UC Davis as well as a MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her awards include a Christopher Isherwood Fellowship for Fiction, a Colorado Council on the Arts Fellowship for Poetry, and residencies at MacDowell and Ragdale. She is the author of the novel By Way of Water.