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60 Best Poetry Creative Writing Classes in 2025

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This workshop focuses on the revision process in poetry, emphasizing strategies to enhance drafts. Participants will examine strategies for revision and discuss various drafts by poets to inform their writing choices.

Website: https://grubstreet.org/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

$85.00

Based in Boston

Level: Any

Length: 1 session, 3 hours long

Class size: 12 seats maximum

Why do some poems make your heart skip while others leave you cold? In this class, we’ll explore some of the key building blocks of good poetry, including voice, metaphor, imagery, and the line.

Website: https://loft.org/classes/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$74.00

Based in Minneapolis

Level: Any

Length: 1 session (4 hours)

Class size: Limited

In this class, you will discover ways to explore the physical and natural world by means of poetry. You will use observation, creative play, and iterative building, along with the constraints of forms, and the flexibility of free verse to represent scientific knowledge as poetic works of art.

Website: https://www.skillshare.com/en/browse

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$32.00

Online course

Level: Any

Length: Self-paced over 12 lessons

Class size: Unlimited

This is a fun and practical creative writing course designed to get YOU excited about creating your own works of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction - the four genres of creative writing. Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills will be covered to help you discover, perfect, and share your own writer's voice.

Website: https://www.udemy.com/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$110.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced, est. 12 hours

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Welcome to the brand new second edition of Secret Sauce Of Great Writing, a program that will show you how it's possible to upgrade your business writing, blog writing and copywriting skills to that level extremely fast. In this course, Shani will introduce you to the fundamental four ingredients of exceptional writing. In as little as an hour, you'll know exactly how to apply this "secret sauce" to your own writing—putting you way ahead of other writers in your profession or industry.

Website: https://www.udemy.com/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

Free

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced, est. 45 minutes

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Take a crack at a sestina or learn how to write a better one. This poetic form can build your literary muscles with repetition, diction, description, and more. We’ll brainstorm ideas, go over the "rules" and study how a few good sestinas work.

Website: https://loft.org/classes/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

August, 2024

Price:

$55.00

Online course

Level: Any

Length: 6

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Some of the best works of fiction and nonfiction were crafted in a writer's workshop. This online course will help you write your own creative piece. Like a true writing workshop, you will learn literary techniques, peer review a classmate's work, and receive constructive criticism on your work.

Website: https://www.ed2go.com/courses/writing/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$170.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: Self-paced over 6 weeks

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Write Club

Austin Public Library

Write Club offers an opportunity for writers to build community through shared prompts and exercises. Participants write and share their work in a supportive environment.

Website: https://library.austintexas.gov/events/writing

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

Free

Based in Austin

Level: Any

Length: Weekly sessions (1 hour each)

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Writing Poetry

University of Oxford

This 10-week online course from Oxford University, taught by Dr. Simon Pomery, is designed for flexible learning. It involves tutor-guided forum discussions and self-paced study, focusing on reading and activities around poetry. Suitable for those looking to explore poetry writing in a structured yet flexible environment​​​​​​​​​​.

Website: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

September, 2024

Price:

£635.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 10 weeks, approximately 10 hours per week

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Creative Writing: Introduction

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto offers an introductory course in creative writing, designed to cover the basics and encourage creative expression. The course details, including its duration, fee structure, and information about the instructor, are not specified on the webpage. It's suitable for those beginning their journey in creative writing, looking to explore various aspects of the craft​​​​​​​​.

Website: https://learn.utoronto.ca/programs-courses/courses/1664-c...

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

$599.00

Based in Toronto

Level: Beginner

Length: 20 hours, 10 in-person sessions

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

In this course, you’ll explore many poets whose work radiate with broad definitions of spirituality. Our weekly readings are designed to help center and balance you, as well as help you explore your own beliefs and approaches to a spiritual life.

Website: https://writers.com/course/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

October, 2024

Price:

$380.00

Online course

Level: Any

Length: 6 sessions, 1.5 hours each

Class size: Unlimited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Start to Write Poetry

Faber Academy

Get instant feedback on your poems, learn how to find inspiration all around you, and explore how to start reading – and thinking – like a poet in this one-day introduction to writing poems.

Website: https://faberacademy.com/

Categories: Poetry

Start date:

Open all year round

Price:

£75.00

Online course

Level: Beginner

Length: 1 full day

Class size: Limited

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

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