Poems are around us all the time – the daily inspires memory, the ground under our feet speaks to the wonder in each day, even as the news troubles the world, and our dreams bring emotions to the surface. We are on our way. How we bring ourselves to this moment, allowing awareness to expand outward using the senses, our thoughts, memories and ideas as fertile ground, will guide writing prompts. By paying attention to these sources, we will discover emerging paths for our poems.

Your workshop leader: Bea Gates

Beatrix Gates’ The Burning Key, New & Selected Poems (1973-2023), Thera Books, features new & uncollected poetry, letterpress editions, and award-winning translations from seven books. Gates founded Granite Press (1975-1989) as Book Artist and lesbian feminist publisher where she published Grace Paley and Rosa Lane. A MacDowell and Monson Arts fellow, NEA recipient and Maine Arts Commission Awardee, she has taught writing in undergraduate and graduate programs, including Goddard’s storied MFA, for over twenty-five years. She lives in Maine where she works as a freelance editor and teaches part-time in rural and urban, academic and community settings. www.beatrixgates.org.

Workshop fee: $50 for nonmembers (includes membership for 2027 year). Already a member? Register for this workshop for $35.