Chris Peterson – Scene Study
Susan Pohlman is very encouraging and her critiques of our work (not just suggestions but reasons for them) were most helpful. She’s warm, welcoming and obviously very knowledgeable and experienced in the writing field, as well as very talented. Her enthusiasm and love of sharing that knowledge is palpable and encouraging in itself.
Read MoreAnne Samulevicius – Ordinary to Extraordinary
Excellent. Tina gave consistently thoughtful feedback – on various aspects of the poems, from structure to tempo to content – and was able to meet each writer where they are which is crucial, I feel. As a beginner I felt encouraged but also nudged to consider things I hadn’t before.
Read MoreJoe Medeiros – The Joy of Poetry
Joy is a tremendous teacher and an enthusiastic person who has made me want to write at a time of my life when I wanted to be as far from pen and paper as possible. Her enthusiasm and love of poetry is truly infectious. She challenged us to write on the spot with no pressure or judgement. The way she analyzed poetry made it understandable and accessible. Without a doubt one of the best writing teachers I’ve ever had because she made me want to write.
Read MoreMary Simpson – Finding Confidence in the Braided Essay
Margo is an extraordinary teacher, with extremely helpful lectures, writing prompts, and course structure. This was one of the most helpful workshops I have ever participated in. I found her extremely generous and accessible with her time, and she created a class atmosphere that felt respectful and engaging. Highly recommend!
Read MoreLinda Lundeen – Next-Level Creative Nonfiction
Wendy offered both enthusiastic encouragement and clear suggestions for improvement. She was timely and thorough in her review of students’ work. Great feedback, good choice of readings, interesting fellow-students.
Read MorePhil Rainey – Intro to Fiction Writing
Donna’s Introduction to Fiction course was excellent, being enjoyable, practical, and educational. She provided valuable and detailed individual feedback as well as helping us all to learn the techniques of evaluating ours and each other’s writing. I was so pleased with the course that I’ve already recommended it to several other new fiction writers, and will continue to do so.
Read MoreAshley Logsdon – Creative Nonfiction and the Personal Essay
Gretchen was a wonderful teacher. She responded promptly to questions via email, and she always gave thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive feedback. It was clear that Gretchen truly engaged with the whole of our submissions, and I appreciated her willingness to challenge us (always graciously) through her feedback.
Read MoreMary Simpson – Finding Confidence in the Braided Essay
Margo is an extraordinary teacher, with extremely helpful lectures, writing prompts, and course structure. This was one of the most helpful workshops I have ever participated in. I found her extremely generous and accessible with her time, and she created a class atmosphere that felt respectful and engaging. Highly recommend!
Read MoreMacLean Gander – Writing Mindfulness
This course came at precisely the right time in my development as a poet, and it gave me everything I could have asked for. As someone who has written poetry seriously for 45 years, I was given new, fresh ways to experience the world and find language to express that experience. The workshop itself resulted in my production of several new poems that seem worth publishing, but far more important it added to and deepened my craft and my approach to writing. The instructor was incredibly thoughtful, warm, supportive, and insightful, and working with him was inspiring to me.
Read MoreLisa Gibson – The Healing Power of Poetry
I really enjoyed the course and feel that I gained so much from it. Joy Roulier Sawyer is an amazing teacher! She brings tons of information to the subject. Her feedback on assignments is so thorough and highly thoughtful. She always brings such enthusiasm to everything that she does.
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