The Leaping Poem:
A Poetry Workshop
Writing Workshop in New Jersey
January 17-20, 2025
Led by Jan Beatty
Filled. Waitlist available. Learn more.
We’re all walking around with fascinating, untold stories in our bodies. How do we release this sense of discovery in a poem? As William Carlos Williams said: We need to trust that there is an organic, vibrant sense of language moving through us. In other words, we need to jump in, play and have fun. Through writing prompts and sample poems, you’ll focus on metaphor, juxtaposition and white space to create wild leaps and intuitive associations. You’ll share your writing in a welcoming and supportive space as you receive feedback. Please bring drafts or fragments of poems, or you may start something new. This workshop is open to writers of all levels.
*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
Jean Beatty
Jan Beatty’s eighth book, Dragstripping, was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in September 2024. Her memoir, American Bastard, won the Red Hen Nonfiction Award. Recent books include The Body Wars (University of Pittsburgh, 2020) and a chapbook, Skydog (Lefty Blondie Press, 2022). Other work includes Jackknife: New and Selected Poems (University of Pittsburgh, 2018 Paterson Prize) named by Sandra Cisneros on LitHub as her favorite book of 2019. Beatty’s work has been published in the Atlantic, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, POETRY, BuzzFeed, North American Review and Best American Poetry. Beatty worked as a waitress, abortion counselor and in maximum security prisons. She is Professor Emerita at Carlow University, where she directed creative writing, the Madwomen in the Attic workshops and the MFA program. Read a poem by Jan and learn more on her website.
