Melissa Haylock – Poetry Workshop
I have been interested in writing poetry for a while, but didn’t know how to get started. This was an excellent introduction. The readings included craft information as well as inspiration. The instructor provided feedback on my work that was encouraging and helped me learn how to improve my work. I am thrilled that not only did I get started writing poems, but with the inspiration and guidance provided in this class, have actually written a few that feel meaningful to me. I even have had one accepted for publication!
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Read MoreBarbara White – Poetry Workshop
Rosemary was amazing, and her lessons so thoughtful and thought provoking. After 34 years since the last time I tried to write poetry I was quite nervous, but she helped me start to find my voice again and I remembered how deeply I had loved poetry.
Read MoreHongying Liu – Poetry Workshop
Rosemary Bensko is an excellent teacher. Her course instruction and selection of poems are to the point. She’s also very sharp in commenting on our writings and guiding us to improve our pieces. Her recorded analysis of a poem for each unit is my favorite. It’s full of insight and her voice is so pleasant.
Read MoreNina Goss – Poetry Workshop
This was challenging and substantive. Rosemary’s readings of our posted work were invariably prompt, detailed, and constructive. As usual, the participants were serious, generous, and ambitious writers and readers. Rosemary is engaged and professional. I admire her as a fellow teacher and am grateful to be her student.
Read MoreNina Goss – Poetry Workshop
Rosemary Bensko’s instructional materials and attention to student work is professional and engaged beyond the expectations for an online course. Her attention to our work is so prompt and engaged—she takes the construction of a good poem seriously and that’s exactly what you want in a poetry instructor. She attends to language, the presentation of feeling, the development of idea and story in a poem. I’m currently taking my 3rd class with her.
Read MoreTamara Kreutz – Poetry Workshop
I loved this course. Rosemary was both pointed and supportive in her critique, and I really feel I developed as a writer. She pulled fantastic poetry for our weekly readings, and her lessons were always clear and constructive.
Read MoreNorma Kaufman – Writing the Short Story
Rosemary’s editing was amazing! I learned a lot about removing narration and getting to the action.
Read MoreGeorge Simard – Writing the Short Story
Rosemary was excellent. She had a way with words! I admired her ability to herd a rag-tag band of wannabe writers a little further down the writing road.
Read MoreJudy Hampson – Writing the Short Story
Rosemary is an excellent teacher, encouraging yet critical at the same time. She helped my hone my writing skills and improve the structure of my work.
Read MoreGwen Morden – The Craft of Poetry
This course was challenging and fun. Rosemary’s critiques were very helpful and I am a better poet thanks to her constructive and encouraging comments. It forced me to write each week and that was good for my body and soul.
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Rosemary was very present and available throughout the course. She promptly responded at length to each posted work, and was always quick to answer questions. I felt I was being addressed directly and personally in her remarks. Rosemary really made an effort to connect with each of us through our work.
Read MoreSophie Cayeux – Introduction to Writing Genre Fiction
Rosemary is brilliant, engaged, gives both inline and general feedback and even includes audio feedback for tackling certain problems in your writing. I learned where my writing belongs and in what genre I was able to write. Rosemary is an inspiring teacher; I’ll be delighted to take another of her classes.
Read MoreKathy Keats – Introduction to Writing Genre Fiction
Rosemary was absolutely outstanding. Her lesson materials were detailed and in-depth with lots of additional outside references for self-study. She was very encouraging, yet pushed me to be a better writer in specific and helpful ways. Rosemary took my writing to a new level and I’d highly recommend her to anyone wanting to improve, especially with an eye to publishing. I can’t wait to work with her again!
Read MoreMarcus Hilgers – Writing the Short Story
Rosemary’s feedback was prompt, copious and direct. She was very honest with her comments without being harsh or negative. Her enthusiasm was contagious and she continuously pushed me to grow and get better. I was also blown away by the breadth and depth of the lectures and associated learning material. Rosemary’s resources will offer me months if not years of further study.
Read MoreAnne Hodges White – The Micro-obstacles/Flow Technique
Excellent class. Excellent instructor. Valuable input. This class has made a difference in my writing.
Read MoreJulie Gibbs – Embodied Writing: Somatic Practices to Improve Your Work
This is a brilliant course and one that any writer would benefit from. Understanding how simple, accessible activities done physically can enhance the depth and strength of my writing is invaluable.
Rosemary is wonderful. Responsive, kind, direct, shares her wealth of experience so generously. I highly recommend her!
Read MoreJulie Gibbs – Writing the Short Story
Rosemary is a wealth of knowledge and experience, and gives generous, positive feedback that is also direct and useful. I wanted to grow my skills and I felt like I did. I was so happy that I started another course the very next week!
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