Poetry Writing | New York City | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"This course will open your eyes to the difficulty of writing good poetry, which is the first step to actually writing good poetry."

- Robert Hahn
attorney

"Enjoyable, inspirational and a great way to "unlock" the poetry within!"

- Debbie Hall
Psychologist

"Our instructor was accomplished and masterful in the subject."

- Sylvia Roeloffs
Master Gardener/Retired Office Mgr.

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Consider it the caviar of literature: tiny eggs with tremendous taste. Or the nitroglycerin: every drop explosive. Poetry has inspired the human soul for thousands of years and there are those who still treasure its magnificence. If you hear mermaids singing or feel the winnowing wind or see the sun rising in ribbons then you are one of these happy few.

Excellence in poetry is elusive, but a quest worth pursuing. In our courses, you will learn to manipulate sound, imagery, structure, meter, line, words, and theme into well-crafted poems and you will improve your precision by experimenting with various time-honored forms. You will also learn how and where to market your work.

If you seek to write for publication or performance, yourself or the world, we’ll show you how to write exquisite poetry.

Select a class: 10-week, One-Day
See also: Poetry Writing Online, Letters from Gotham Students

Level I
Poetry Writing | 10-week Workshop

Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of poetry writing. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.

Write at least two poems
Lectures on basics of poetry craft
Writing exercises
Present work for critique (two times)

Poetry I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
(3.0 CEU)

New York City Classes

Tuition: $420, Returning Students $390. Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	Meeting Day	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jul 9	Tuesdays	272 W. 10 St.	7:00PM - 10:00PM

Poetry Writing \| One-Day in NYC
The One-Day Intensives are fun, fast-paced immersions in a type of writing. You’ll get a mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. The one-days provide an excellent overview of their fields, ideal for both the beginner and someone wanting a quick refresher course. Come in to class with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By the end of the day, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer. One-Days are for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals. One-Day Intensives are offered in NYC on Fridays and weekends throughout the year. Gotham also offers two and four-week seminars, including: How to Get Published, Hit Send: Publishing Short Nonficiton, How to Blog, Nonfiction Book Proposal, and How to Sell Your Screenplay. Topics include: imagery, sound, forms, analysis, getting published.