Science Poetry
Dates: May 6 - June 1 (Four weeks, with two week archive period)
Format: Online Workshop (Asynchronous, more info)
Science poetry uses fact to inform and delight the reader. From geography to nature studies to space—science poems dive into a wide variety of topics.
As Jane Hirshfield says: “The work of a poet and the work of a scientist share many things. Both are investigations, both set out to answer a question that has not been framed in exactly this way before. The questions of poetry are not frameable by any other form of thinking than that of poetry, just as the questions of science cannot be framed without the techniques, ethics, and instruments of science.”
In this workshop, we’ll discover ways to get inspired by science and create poems based on our wonderful world.
Payment Options
Early Bird: $295 (through April 15)
Regular: $315 (while seats last)
Pay It Forward: $335 (while seats last)
Note: The Pay-It-Forward price is an opportunity to take this class and support someone else while you're at it. The extra monies support scholarships as well as future free and low-cost classes.
Teaching Artist
Holly Lyn Walrath
Holly Lyn Walrath’s poetry and short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fiction Online. She is the author of Glimmerglass Girl (Finishing Line Press, 2018). She holds a B.A. in English from The University of Texas and a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. She is a freelance editor and host of The Weird Circular, an e-newsletter for writers containing submission calls and writing prompts.
