Lit Fest - Lighthouse Writers Workshop 2026

While poetry doesn’t require narrative, readers are often searching for it. In this course, we will discuss time and movement in poetry, and the many tools that help us to “drive” a poem and determine what kind of time we are telling. Through reading, discussion, and generative prompts, we will explore image, sound, rhythm, meter, juxtaposition, form, and to deepen our understanding of measuring, telling, and thinking about time in poems. We will read excerpts from Gwendolyn Brooks, Chen Chen, Mathias Svalina, and more.