An award-winning poet is giving students a chance to learn from him in a series of online classes.
Arthur Vogelsang, editor of “The American Poetry Review” from 1973-2006 and recipient of the Juniper Prize, issued a call to poets to register for the One-on-One Poetry Workshop.
The deadline to register is Jan. 23, and poets at all levels are invited to apply, according to the press release. The poems do not have to follow a specific style or deal with a particular topic.
Vogelsang said the workshops start with an initial critique period. Requirements for participants are the submission of one poem Monday of each week. The poem will be critiqued by the poet in a 700-750 word email.
In the eighth week, students write a conference-style letter on the topic of their choosing. Vogelsang will reply to these letters, and from there students are allowed one follow-up response.
Admission into the workshop is highly competitive, Vogelsang said in the release. There is no application fee, but students are required to submit a brief personal note outlining past experience with poetry and publication and three samples of poetic work.
If applicants are just beginning to write poetry and have not yet been published, Vogelsang said the personal note can highlight why the student wishes to write poetry and which poets inspire them
Decisions will be released by Jan. 27.
so weird his email had all these dates... trust the website I guess! sia for the upcoming workshop series, set to begin in February. For more information, those interested are invited to see Vogelsang’s website, arthurvogelsang.com/events.htm.
Sanya Ali
