The Craft of Connection: A Poetry Workshop

Writing Workshop in New Jersey
January 15-18, 2027
Led by Eugenia Leigh

“No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader,” poets have been known to say. But what practical strategies can our poems employ to move and transform our readers? In our generative poetry workshop, we will read poems that rouse and electrify, then take apart their engines to emulate the craft of these poems. Equipped with prompts and exercises, each poet will have time to write and receive feedback on new or in-progress work with the shared goal of revising our poems until “all elements of the work are maximally excited” (to quote Lyn Hejinian), ultimately creating more impactful connections with our ideal readers. Writers of all experience levels are welcome.

*Limited to just 10 participants.*

 

“I had such a great time and left feeling exhausted and rejuvenated, with my luggage full of new poems, books and a renewed excitement. I’ve heard so many great things about the Getaway, but no praise equaled the experience.”
~ Stacey, Fresno, CA

 

Eugenia Leigh

Eugenia Leigh is a Korean American poet and the author of Blood, Sparrows and Sparrows (Four Way Books, 2014) and Bianca (Four Way Books, 2023), longlisted for the PEN/Voelcker Award and awarded Honorable Mention for the AAAS Book Award in Poetry. Poems from Bianca received Poetry magazine’s Bess Hokin Prize and have appeared in publications such as The Atlantic, The Nation, Ploughshares, and the Best of the Net anthology. Her essays have appeared in TIME, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. The recipient of fellowships and awards from Poets & Writers Magazine, Kundiman, the Asian American Literary Review, and elsewhere, Eugenia serves as Senior Poetry Editor at The Adroit Journal and as Board President of Brooklyn Poets. She teaches in the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College. Read a poem by Eugenia and learn more on her website.