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65 Best Poetry Creative Writing Classes in 2025

Showing 65 courses that match your search.

Creative Writing: Poetry

Community College of Philadelphia

The course covers distinguishing between formal verse and free verse, identifying poem components, understanding rhythm and meter, using rhyme schemes, applying poetic devices, and writing poetry with confidence.

Website: https://www.ccp.edu/academic-offerings/professional-devel...

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$29.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 1.5 hours

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This online workshop encourages writers of all genres and skill levels to generate new writings from prompts, improve scenes, and gain positive reinforcement without critiques. It emphasizes creativity and community, focusing on generative writing exercises.

Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$39.00

Based in Los Angeles

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 session (2.5 hours)

Class size: 8 seats max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Creative Writing Course

The University of Sydney

The course focuses on practical skills for creative writing including voice, characterisation, structure, and editing. It includes exercises in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to help participants find their unique voice as a writer.

Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$430.00

Based in Sydney

Level: Any

Length: 4 sessions (12 hours total)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Weekly Wordshop

Greater Philadelphia Wordshop Studio

Wordshops focus on creative exploration and experimentation in writing, using the AWA method. Participants work on various forms of writing and can receive feedback on their work. Each session includes prompts and exercises to stimulate creativity.

Website: https://www.philawordshop.com/wordshop.html

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$440.00

Based in Philadelphia

Level: Any

Length: Weekly sessions (approx. 3 hours each)

Class size: 12 participants max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Creative Writing Course: Masterclass

The University of Sydney

The course offers advanced creative writing techniques, encouraging students to develop their own writing style. It includes workshops, feedback sessions, and personalized guidance from experienced instructors.

Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

June, 2024

Price:

$510.00

Based in Sydney

Level: Any

Length: 8 weeks (8 lessons)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The course focuses on how landscape can embody character emotions, mood, and themes in writing. Participants will study works of writers who utilize landscape and learn techniques to enhance their writing through detailed specificity and evocation. The workshop aims to help writers create subtext through concrete details.

Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$270.00

Based in Denver

Level: Any

Length: 2 days (4 hours each day)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Writing Poetry

The London School of Journalism

The course gives you an opportunity to work with experienced tutors, receive a certificate upon completion, and gain confidence in poetry writing.

Website: https://www.lsj.org/courses/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

£310.00

Based in London

Level: Any

Length: Self-paced over 9 to 12 months

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The Poetry Workshop

The University of Sydney

A workshop exploring the craft of poetry, focusing on form, voice, and poetic techniques. Engage in writing exercises and receive constructive feedback on participants' works.

Website: https://cce.sydney.edu.au/course/POWO

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$320.00

Based in Sydney

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 day (8 hours total)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This six-week course focuses on creative writing through play, enabling students to produce drafts of poems, flash fiction, and essays, while fostering a supportive community.

Website: https://writers.com/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$380.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 6 weekly 1 hour Zoom sessions

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

This course focuses on character development using food to inspire writing. It includes craft lessons and writing prompts to help students explore their character and story ideas, suitable for various genres.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$475.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 week

Class size: 12

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Poetry Junior

Dream Create Write

This course includes funny poetry readings, rhyming practice, and writing exercises. 4-week class with 35-minute weekly Zoom calls and Google Classroom materials.

Website: https://ronnirowland.com/poetry-junior/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$80.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 4 weeks (1 session per week)

Class size: 5 students max

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

The Creative Writing Project

Contemporary Arts Center

A series of workshops for adult writers of all levels, focusing on creative writing methods including poetry, nonfiction, and prose. Each series includes 5 sessions, an embossed notebook, and the opportunity to submit work to a literary magazine.

Website: https://www.contemporaryartscenter.org

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

February, 2024

Price:

$125.00

Based in Cincinnati

Level: Any

Length: 5 weeks (5 sessions)

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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