WRITING WORKSHOPS
Workshops with Distinguished Poets
The Poetry Center offers poetry writing workshops in conjunction with the Distinguished Poets Reading Series. Over the years, distinguished poets have included poet laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Inaugural poets and others of national and international reputation, such as Allen Ginsberg, William Stafford, Amiri Baraka, Lucille Clifton, Stanley Kunitz, Billy Collins, Marge Piercy, Mark Doty, Marie Howe, Kim Addonizio, Billy Collins, Dorianne Laux, Robert Sward, Patricia Smith, Martín Espada, Toi Derricotte and Richard Blanco.
There is limited enrollment, and workshops generally fill up, so register early. For full information, open the registration form link below. Check on registration availability by emailing Cynthia Pagan at the Poetry Center.
The college is limiting the number of attendees for all the events, so registration is required and limited for workshops. Coffee, tea, and a light breakfast will be provided for workshop participants.
Poets will give a poetry reading following their workshop. All readings are always free and open to the public. A link for virtual readings will be provided on the Readings page before the event.
Readings are recorded and archived for viewing later on the Poetry Center’s YouTube channel.
There will be some in-person and some virtual (Zoom) workshops offered. Registration and a fee of $20 are required for all workshops.
Workshops via Zoom will run from 1 PM – 2:30 PM (EST) and be followed by the poet’s reading from 2:30 PM – 3 PM (ET), unless otherwise noted below.
In-person workshops will be held at the Poetry Center in Paterson from 10 AM to 12 PM and will be followed by their reading at the Center at 1 PM. These in-person readings include an open reading opportunity after the featured poets.
See our DIRECTIONS page for information on the location and parking.
