"This class was one of the best courses I have done. It gave me new insight, as well as practical experience, into writing prose which is alive with concrete images. Barbara's guidance and enabling feedback pushed my writing to a new level. I highly recommend it."
—Anne Schuster
Inspiration is one of the most mysterious elements of the writer's journey—but the truth is, we don't have to sit around and wait. We can learn practical techniques for seeing differently, and for accessing our own perspective and creativity.
In our ten-week course From Journal to Poem or Prose, Barbara Henning, Professor Emerita at Long Island University, will teach you multiple methods for generating rich and compelling material for your writing.
Course Name: From Journal To Poem Or Prose: The Chronology Of Mind
Date: 5/8/19 - 7/17/19
Cost: $360
Instructor Barbara Henning
Enjoy Accountability with Weekly Writing Assignments
Explore weekly assignments designed to nourish your creativity.
Learn from an
Award-Winning Author
Get helpful, constructive feedback from a widely published author and professional writing instructor.
Connect with Other
Committed Writers
Meet with and learn from other writers with similar interests throughout the course.
Move at your own pace through weekly writing assignments, lectures, and poetry and theory readings you discuss with Barbara and other students.
Learn numerous hands-on techniques for igniting your creativity, including:
- Walking/writing meditation,
- Sequential quilting,
- Prose sestinas,
- Research/layering,
- "Thinking the opposite,"
And many more.
"Barbara was the best! She is so competent, receptive, and generous with her time and attention to our writing that I can only say she could not have been better. The resource materials she provided as well as each week's assignments will be useful to me for years to come."
—Colleen Burns