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Poetry Workshops

Poetry Workshops in NJ
January 16-19, 2026

Each poetry workshop offers craft discussion, writing prompts, writing time, feedback, motivation and inspiration. Participants will venture deeper into their writing, making more progress than they thought possible.

*Limited to just 10 participants per section.*

Our poetry workshops are filled. 

 

“Attending this year really reaffirmed my belief: for me, participating in the Getaway is not solely about honing craft, but also about obtaining the literary stimulation my brain demands. The Getaway is the warmest and most ideal environment to re-establish and rework the creative connections in my brain. The readings are stirring and insightful, and the workshops are full of amazing discussion of craft mechanics. I leave feeling balanced, satiated and whole every time!”
~  Jin, Jackson, NJ

 

Poetry Workshops

• Poetry Incubator: A Generative Writing Workshop – Filled.*
  .........(The workshop “re-PETERs” know and love)
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• Bridges Between: A Poetry Workshop – Filled.*
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• The Poet’s Myth: A Workshop – Filled.*

 

Other Workshop Options

• Fiction workshops
• Memoir & nonfiction workshops
• Songwriting workshop
• Storytelling workshop

Poetry Add-ons

• One-on-one Tutorials in Poetry
• Poetry Round Table Workshop
• Poetry 101 Workshop

Other Add-ons

• One-on-one Tutorials in Prose
• Fiction 101 Workshop
• Nonfiction and Memoir 101 Workshop
• New Year, New You: A Pre-Getaway Writing Workshop

 

“The Getaway provided a welcoming community of incredibly talented writers, both as peers and as faculty. Peter proved a wonderful and warm host the entire weekend. I learned a great deal about my poems, my writing process and myself as a person.”
~ Shevaun, Poetry Participant, Philadelphia, PA