Online Writing Courses with Writers.com

with Caitlin Scarano

How do you put together a poetry book? From choosing a theme to ordering your poems, you'll end this course with a ready-to-publish manuscript.

Poetry

with Ollie Schminkey

Discover the modern form poem—from the ode to the contrapuntal—and push your poetry in exciting new directions.

Poetry

with Joy Roulier Sawyer

Get playful in your poetry in this fun-focused workshop, where we'll experiment our ways into new and delightful poems. 

Poetry

with Elizabeth Winder

See poetry in a totally new light! Draw inspiration from the most radical, innovative, and imaginative poets in literary history, master their techniques, and write new exciting poems of your own.

Poetry

with Tina Barry

No experience is too small or mundane to serve as a foundation for extraordinary poetry and short fiction.

Poetry

with Anna Scotti

Weave everyday events into deftly-written free verse poems in this generative, creativity-centered poetry workshop. 

Poetry

with Sam Buntz

Elevate your writing by developing the transcendent vision of a poet, and produce striking and publication-worthy poems.

Poetry

with Caitlin Scarano

Cast off into a month of poetic exploration, and come away with 30 new poems and the confidence to keep evolving as a poet.

Poetry

with Susan Vespoli

In a time of change, uncertainty, and shift, we need the art of poetry more than ever.  For the next 4 weeks, we'll write poetry that connects us to each other and helps us witness change. 

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Meghan Sterling

Through poetry, we can access our deepest truths. Use the poem as a roadmap to self-discovery in this poetic deep-dive.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Rosemary Tantra Bensko

Write more powerful poetry though sound, form, and image. Explore poetic craft and creativity to write your most imaginative and moving work.

Poetry

with Miho Kinnas

Enjoy a month of creativity, and develop a unique collection of new poetry, by immersing yourself in Japanese poetic forms.

Poetry

with Barbara Henning

Explore the border between prose poetry and flash fiction. For writers of fiction, poetry, essay and memoir.

Poetry

with Meghan Sterling

How do you get your poems in literary journals? This two part webinar shows you the ropes for getting your work published, read, and celebrated.

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Andrea Jurjević

Make way for breakthroughs in your poetry. Write and revise original poems in this supportive and collaborative MFA-style poetry workshop.

Poetry

with Meghan Sterling

Discover the power and intimacy of confessional poetry, and unlock your authentic voice. 

Poetry

with Anna Scotti

A successful prose poem reads like a magic trick. Learn how to wield the powers of poetry in the context of prose in this comprehensive prose poetry course.

Poetry, Short Story

with Joy Roulier Sawyer

Let the spirit of language move through you. In this 6 week course, we will study, write, and share poetry about the sacredness of human experience.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Jonathan J.G. McClure

Poetry is alive and well. Contemporary poets can be touching, terrifying, and laugh-out-loud funny. Join us for an exploration of writing and reading poems.

Poetry

with Miho Kinnas

Explore the history and poetics of Japanese poetry forms, and write haiku, tanka, renga, haiga, and linked verse poetry.

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Marc Olmsted

Haiku, Senryu, and other Japanese poetry forms encourage us to slow down and write mindfully. Learn how to write these forms in this meditative writing workshop.

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Rosemary Tantra Bensko

Join us for this workshop on creating powerful poems—poems that are clear and organized, fresh and moving, full of life.

Poetry

with Jonathan J.G. McClure

Poetry is alive and well. Contemporary poets can be touching, terrifying, and laugh-out-loud funny. Join us for an exploration of writing and reading poems.

Poetry

with Ollie Schminkey

This National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), build community and get feedback on your work while writing a poem every day.

Poetry

with Lisa C. Taylor

How do poets write about love in fresh, surprising, original ways? Tackle the art of love poetry and write about all kinds of love in this generative workshop.

Poetry

with Caitlin Scarano

The poetry chapbook gives poets the chance to make a small, artful collection around a poetic obsession. Learn how to craft yours in this 8 week chapbook intensive.

Poetry

with David Mills

Learn how diving into form—the coherent relationship of all of a poem’s parts—can enhance your creativity and freedom as a poet.

Poetry

with Caitlin Scarano

Turn your poetic lens towards the outdoors, where we'll put to verse everything strange and wonderful about the natural world. 

Poetry

with Jonathan J.G. McClure

Working within the guidelines of a fixed poetic structure can make your poetry more creative, not less. Find freedom in form in this 8 week workshop. 

Poetry

with Lisa C. Taylor

How can your own mortality inform your work? In this 6-week course, you'll use death to inspire and motivate your poetry writing.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Anna Scotti

Take the plunge in this advanced prose poetry course, where you'll write and revise short, powerful works that look like prose but hit like poetry.

Poetry

with Zining Mok

By melding poetry with design, visual poets can create multidimensional works of art and literature. Explore the craft in this visual poetry workshop. 

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Janée Baugher

Let visual art guide your poetry, and open a world of beauty, surprise, and discovery.

Poetry

with Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Whether you're new to poetry or returning after a hiatus, rekindle the spark that puts verse to page in this exploratory poetry class.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Moriel Rothman-Zecher

Find a greater sense of comfort, ease, lightheartedness, and freedom in reading and writing poetry.

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Susan Vespoli

Gather together in a virtual writing circle, hit the mute button on your internal editor, and uncover inspiration to shape into poetry.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Susan Vespoli

From the sonnet to the villanelle, turn your journal entries into formal poetry in this 6 week writing circle workshop.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Susan Vespoli

Explore the power of joy, kindness, and community in this four week poetry workshop.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Susan Vespoli

Want to move forward into the new year with gratefulness and clarity for 2024? Join us for 4 weeks of writing about gratitude and hope.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Zining Mok

A poem can tell a story, communicate our innermost thoughts, and reveal what moves us most deeply. Craft poems that do all of this and more in this guided poetry workshop.  

Poetry

with Shankar Narayan

Poets can express so much in just a line break. Hone this tool of the poetic craft in this two part Zoom workshop.

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Poetry can help us integrate and learn from our experiences as patients, survivors, and/or caregivers. Join a supportive community, explore poetic and healing traditions, and spark powerful poems into being.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Ollie Schminkey

In this generative course, you'll write the bulk of the poems you'll use in your full-length manuscript, and learn how to structure them into a collection.

Poetry

with Marc Olmsted

Learn how to spotlight beauty through fresh, vivid, and surprising language, in this four week mindfulness writing course.

Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir, Novel, Personal Essay, Poetry, Short Story, Stage and Broadcast

with Jude Nutter

How do we use poetry to express life's marvelous complexity? Learn how to control language beyond the "ordinary" and discover the many possibilities of poetry.

Poetry

with Tina Barry

Dig deep into personal ritual while studying narrative poets, short fiction and non-fiction authors, and food writers.

Creative Nonfiction, Personal Essay, Poetry, Short Story

with Janée Baugher

Discover crucial craft techniques to refine and evaluate key aspects of your poetry, and develop final, submission-ready versions of a dozen poems.

Poetry

with Ollie Schminkey

In these workshops, master the elements of poetry and performance, and learn to take your poems from the page to the stage.

Live Workshop, Poetry

with Nadia Colburn

Poetry asks us to slow down, listen, and pay attention. In this meditative workshop, we'll open ourselves to the beauty and mystery of poetry.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Journey through the rooms of your poetic life. Explore your callings as a poet, sharpen your craft, and write and receive feedback on up to 20 new poems.

Poetry

with Rosemary Tantra Bensko

Join us for this workshop on creating powerful poems—poems that are clear and organized, fresh and moving, full of life.

Poetry

with Rosemary Tantra Bensko

Elevate your unique voice as a prose poet, and catch the attention of top literary magazines and anthologies. 

Poetry

with Caitlin Scarano

Radically reimagine your poems, by transforming your revision process. Ideal for poets working toward publication.

Poetry

with Tina Barry

Discover how we can write food's sensory richness and endless associations, and reveal deeper truths about ourselves and the world around us.

Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir, Personal Essay, Poetry, Short Story

with Elizabeth Winder

Capture the sense of scent on the page. Discover how olfactory detail can create a visceral bond with readers, and learn to create unforgettable sensory experiences in writing. 

Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Memoir, Novel, Personal Essay, Poetry, Short Story

with Susan Vespoli

Sail through the summer and survive the heat with these chill writing circles, where you'll laugh, vent, and honor the season in poetry.

Poetry

with Susan Vespoli

Write your way to the finish line of 2024: let go of and say goodbye to a momentous year, honor the changes in yourself and the world, and set your intentions for a new chapter.

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Andrea Jurjević

The human body is a continuous source of inspiration for poetry. Embody the poetic in this electric workshop. 

Lifestyle and Wellness, Poetry

with Ollie Schminkey