Poetry
July 8-29, 2026
Tiered Tuition
$30-$80 Reserve My Spot
About the Offering
Wednesdays in July 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th at 6pm-7pm (Eastern)
Want to meet for a poetry date? Join me for an hour of conversation guided by poems we love.
Bring up to 4 of your favorite poems that help you make sense of the world. In these sessions we will celebrate poetry as a place to hold curiosity, observation, memory and mystery. How did you find the poems that speak to you? What seasons of your life do they help you access? What makes poetry uniquely re-readable? Additionally, we will consider our desires to contribute to the poetic tradition. What makes you want to write? What truth are you chasing?
The brainchild of award-winning poet Marie Howe, this offering invites participants to share and discuss their 4 favorite poems with a fellow poet during 1 hour sessions over the course of 4 weeks. Facilitators create breakout rooms for sharing and aggregate poems as well as lessons learned for poem writing. “Poems We Love” are sometimes themed and always inspiring.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Sara Martin 
has poetry and essays published in Lit Hub, The Rumpus, Adroit Journal, The Penn Review, Columbia Journal, Oxford Magazine, The Seattle Review, The Erotic Review, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she was a poetry fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center from 2018-2019 and 2024-2025, and she's received fellowships and funding from the Yaddo Corporation, Jentel Foundation, Sundress Press Academy of the Arts and Victoria University. Links to her published work can be found at saramartin.org
Accessibility Information
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 60 museums. Over the past fifteen years, they have built a sustainable career as a visual artist and have extensive experience working with museums, galleries, universities and nonprofit organizations, publishers, and press outlets. In addition to their own creative work, they are passionate about sharing the professional knowledge they’ve acquired throughout their career with other artists.
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