Poetry
October 11-12, 2025
Tiered Tuition
$150-$400 Reserve My Spot This offering is not currently available for registration. Please check back or email Jennifer Jean at jjean@fawc.org for any questions.
October 11th & 12th at 2pm-5pm (Eastern)
Dating back to Basho in 17th-century Japan, haibun uses haiku to make prose leap off the page. In this workshop, we’ll explore the rich history of haiku and haibun, from Basho’s timeless travel logs to an array of modern innovations. The class will start by unlocking the misunderstood magic of haiku itself—which is not a matter of counting syllables, but instead the creation of “two worlds in one breath,” where the power of metaphor intensifies inside the smallest of containers. We’ll then focus on the art of making larger leaps that ignite meaning and emotion, sharing examples and techniques to spark connections that reach far beyond the tradition itself.
The haibun isn’t just a form—it’s a template that can be applied to any type of creative writing. By the end of this generative workshop, you’ll have your own original haiku and haibun, and a new understanding of the way poetry moves.
Timothy Green has been the editor of Rattle, managing its operations since 2004. He hosts Rattlecast and Critique of the Week and co-host of The Poetry Space_. He is the author of American Fractal (Red Hen Press) and co-author of Hot Pink Moon and Did You See the Moon Honey (both Fungible Editions) with his wife, Katie Dozier. His book Poems for Katie is forthcoming in 2026. He holds a masters in professional writing from USC, has been a contributing columnist for the Press-Enterprise newspaper, and is co-founder of the Wrightwood Arts Center. He lives in The Woodlands, Texas, with Katie and their family.
Katie Dozier, a former professional poker player, is the author of All That Glitter (winner of The Poetry Box’s 2025 Chapbook Prize), and Watering Can (Alexandria Labs). She’s the co-author of Hot Pink Moon: A Crown of Haibun, and Did You See the Moon Honey (long-listed for a Distinguished Books Touchstone Award) with her husband, Timothy Green. Her book Residency Review is forthcoming in 2026. She loves long conversations about short poems. Katie is the creator of the top-rated podcast The Poetry Space_, the Haiku Editor for ONE ART, and an editor at Rattle. She lives with her husband in The Woodlands, Texas, their four children, and too many books.
