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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Fiction Cohort: Drafting and Revising Over Six Months (ONLINE)

Loie Rawding

Mondays, 6 months (once a month) //

Jan 27

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Jun 30

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Fiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Fiction Cohort: Drafting and Revising Over Six Months (IN PERSON)

Clemintine Guirado

Wednesdays, 6 months (once a month) //

Jan 29

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Jun 25

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

The Uncanny: Writing Horror that Truly Disturbs

Wesley Kocurek

Mondays, 4 weeks

Feb 3

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Feb 24

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing for Healing

Claire Coenen

Mondays, 5 weeks

Feb 3

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Mar 3

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Playwriting

Immigrants Write (Spring 2025)

Nina Adel

Mondays

Feb 3

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Mar 31

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Fiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Writing Romance: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Swoon-Worthy Stories

Sara Holifield

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Feb 4

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Feb 25

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Foundations of Poetry

Christian Detisch

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Feb 6

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Feb 27

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

The Novella

Leah Nieboer

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Feb 6

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Feb 27

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

The Art of Vulnerability in the Personal Essay

Fred Arroyo

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Feb 8

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Mar 1

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Writing Personal Essays that Resonate

Christie Grotheim

Thursdays, 6 weeks

Feb 20

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Mar 27

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Decolonize Your Practice

Mathangi Subramanian

Saturday

Feb 22

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Feb 22

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Writing the Haiku: Finding Connection and Growth in a Timeless Form

Shan Overton

Saturday

Feb 22

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Feb 22

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

What a Pity: Sympathy and Point of View in Chekhov, Berlin, and Kincaid

Andrew Steiner

Tuesday

Feb 25

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Feb 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Fiction

Poetry

Cultivating a Journaling Practice

Latonya Moore

Saturday

Mar 1

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Mar 1

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Fiction

Beyond the Plot: Deepening Fiction through Character and Scene

Whitney Bryant

Mondays, 4 weeks

Mar 3

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Mar 24

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Salute Your Shorts (Flash Fiction)

Heather Hasselle

Mondays, 4 weeks

Mar 3

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Mar 24

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

The Art of the Thrill

Lauren Nossett

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 4

-

Mar 25

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Non-Fiction and Memoir Writing: Using Journalism Skills to Tell a Story

Malaka Gharib

Tuesday

Mar 4

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Mar 4

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Multi-Week

Fiction

Poetry

Virtual

Chosen: Applying the Hero's Journey in Film to Fiction and Poetry

Silk Jazmyne

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 5

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Mar 26

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Main Character Magic

Gabby Rivera

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Mar 6

-

Mar 27

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Writing the Natural Setting

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Saturday

Mar 8

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Mar 8

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Single Session

Poetry

Virtual

Spoken Word for Social Change

Christopher D. Sims

Tuesday

Mar 11

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Mar 11

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Voice-Driven Fiction

Molly McGhee

Tuesday

Mar 18

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Mar 18

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Poetics of Spring

Melissa Jean

Wednesday

Mar 19

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Mar 19

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Single Session

In-Person

Professional Writing

Building a Roadmap for Your Business Book

Frank Ewert

Saturday

Mar 22

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Mar 22

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Poetry

Songwriting

Accordion Books as Writer's Playground

Susannah Felts

Saturday

Mar 22

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Mar 22

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Nonfiction

Virtual

Single Session

How to Write and Draw a Graphic Memoir

Malaka Gharib

Tuesday

Mar 25

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Mar 25

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Fiction

Multi-Week

In-Person

Fiction Fundamentals: A Four-Week Crash Course on the Art of Fiction

Katie McDougall

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Mar 26

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Apr 16

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Fiction

In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

March Draft Chat

Daniel Myers

Monday

Mar 31

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Mar 31

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

So You Want to Be a Travel Writer

Margaret Littman

Tuesday

Apr 1

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Apr 1

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

April is the Coolest Month: A Poetry Writing Challenge

Ryan Varadi

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Apr 1

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Apr 22

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Virtual

Advanced Poetry Workshop

Amie Whittemore

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Apr 2

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Apr 23

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Multi-Week

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Virtual

Remembering Wild: Decolonizing Nature Writing

Melissa Jean

Wednesdays, 4 weeks

Apr 2

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Apr 23

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Fiction

Virtual

Multi-Week

The Short Story

Hilary Bell

Thursdays, 4 weeks

Apr 3

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Apr 24

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Nonfiction Narratives

Stewart Lewis

Mondays, 4 weeks

Apr 7

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Apr 28

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

This Must Be the Place: Setting and Story

Andrew Steiner

Monday

Apr 7

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Apr 7

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In-Person

Poetry

Single Session

Blackout Poetry

Alexis Özden

Friday

Apr 11

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Apr 11

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Write Beside the Horses: Harnessing Creative Sensitivity and Power

Claire Coenen

Saturday

Apr 12

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Apr 12

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Youth

In-Person

Single Session

Comics/Graphic Novels

Create Your Own Comic with Malaka Gharib! (Grades 1-5)

Malaka Gharib

Saturday

Apr 12

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Apr 12

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Poetry

Virtual

Single Session

Spoken Word Poetry as Storytelling

Christopher D. Sims

Monday

Apr 14

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Apr 14

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In-Person

Fiction

Nonfiction

Single Session

The Art & Craft of the Sentence

Freya Sachs

Saturday

Apr 19

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Apr 19

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Master Class: Permission and the Story You Must Tell

Elissa Altman

Wednesday

Apr 23

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Apr 23

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In-Person

Single Session

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Words & Music (ADULTS): A Collaboration with the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra

Yurina Yoshikawa

Saturday

Apr 26

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Apr 26

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Youth

In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Words & Music (YOUTHS): A Collaboration with the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra

Yurina Yoshikawa

Saturday

Apr 26

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Apr 26

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Put the Needle on the Record: On Writing & Music

Vanessa Martir

Mondays, 4 weeks

Apr 28

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May 19

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Writing and Pitching Op-Eds

Mathangi Subramanian

Wednesday

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

We're Doomed: Using the Droids in STAR WARS to Craft Good Sidekicks

Ryan Varadi

Sunday

May 4

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May 4

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Comedic and Satirical Writing for Everyday Life

Cortney Warner

Monday

May 5

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May 5

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Writing About Family: Keeping the Faith vs. Telling the Truth

Whitney Bryant

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Children's Literature

Multi-Week

Virtual

Finding Your Star: How to Write a Picture Book for Children

Heidi Fiedler

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Speculative Fiction & Resistance

Silk Jazmyne

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Close to the Bone: An Online Memoir Workshop

Pauletta Hansel

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

May 6

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May 27

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Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Virtual

Foundations of Creative Nonfiction

AM Ringwalt

Wednesdays, 8 weeks

May 7

-

Jun 25

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In-Person

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

Screenwriting

Finding Your Voice: Intro to Creative Writing

JR Robles

Saturday

May 10

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May 10

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Nonfiction

In-Person

Single Session

Developing Your Non-Fiction Book Proposal

Ami McConnell & Shannon Miller

Saturday

May 10

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May 10

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In-Person

Fiction

Single Session

Tips and Tricks for Writing From Multiple Points of View

Lauren Thoman

Monday

May 12

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May 12

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Writing Through Depression and Anxiety

Meredith R. Lyons

Wednesday

May 14

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May 14

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Publishing 101 for Fiction Writers: How to Query Agents, Pitch Your Novel, and Build Your Audience

Claire Gibson

Saturday

May 17

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May 17

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Nonfiction

Single Session

Virtual

Fearless Revisions: Deep Cuts & Big Changes (Nonfiction)

Minda Honey

Saturday

May 17

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May 17

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Fiction

In-Person

Single Session

Flash in the Pan: Writing Tiny Stories that Pack a Punch

Cara Lynn Albert

Saturday

May 31

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May 31

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Fiction

Single Session

Virtual

Character and Plot: How to Master the Three Act Structure

Mayra Cuevas

Sunday

Jun 1

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Jun 1

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Fiction

In-Person

Multi-Week

Beyond the First Draft: Revising Your Novel With Purpose

Lauren Nossett

Mondays, 4 weeks

Jun 2

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Jun 23

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Fiction

Multi-Week

Virtual

Foundations of Fiction

William Henry Lewis

Mondays, 4 weeks

Jun 2

-

Jun 23

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Multi-Week

In-Person

Nonfiction

Crafting the Personal Essay

Dr. Ernie Reynolds

Tuesdays, 4 weeks

Jun 3

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Jun 24

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In-Person

Nonfiction

Single Session

Truth or Dare: Writing Bold Nonfiction

Cara Lynn Albert

Wednesday

Jun 4

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Jun 4

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In-Person

Single Session

Nonfiction

Poetry

Fiction

Using Grief as a Mirror

Alexis Özden

Thursday

Jun 5

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Jun 5

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In-Person

Multi-Week

Nonfiction

Building Your Journaling Practice

Latonya Moore

Saturdays, 4 weeks

Jun 7

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Jun 28

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Single Session

Virtual

Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

The Alternative Guide to Publishing: Paths Beyond the Big 5

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Jun 9

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Jun 9

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Single Session

Virtual

Screenwriting

Dread In Bloom: Dissecting Folk Horror Tropes in Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR

Jennifer Rumberger

Tuesday

Jun 10

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Jun 10

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Virtual

Single Session

Fiction

Nonfiction

The Librarian's Guide to Finding Comps

Lisa Bubert

Monday

Jun 16

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Jun 16

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Virtual

Single Session

Poetry

The Magic of the Prose Poem

Nathaniel Rosenthalis

Tuesday

Jun 17

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Jun 17

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Poetry

Virtual

Single Session

Monster Mash: The Poetry of Monsterhood

CD Eskilson

Thursday

Jun 26

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Jun 26

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