WELCOME TO THE HVWC CALENDAR: home of all our upcoming readings, events and workshops. You can view by list or calendar (see right menu to choose). Click the colored tabs below to show only specific options. Our workshops run as multi-session series or one-day “intensives.” Note, we list the multi-session courses on the first day they meet only. The full dates of the session are described in the course descriptions. You would need to scroll back to the start date if you needed to enroll for something already underway. But do let us know if you want to join something in midstream since we need the blessing of the instructor. Questions? Email us.
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions […]
The haibun, a poetic form popularized by Bashō in his 17th century travelog The Narrow Road to the Interior, consists of alternating passages of prose and haiku, a movement that […]
Our poems exist in the context of poems already written. In this generative workshop, we’ll join the tradition of poets responding to the work of poets who came before us. […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions […]
What makes a poem memorable? Dave Smith says it’s “... a confident use of language which releases feeling and keeps releasing it with repeated readings.” Naomi Shihab Nye says for […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! Thanks for all the interest. If you want to be put on the waiting list for this workshop, or have questions […]
This master class will focus on three essential aspects of nonfiction writing (which are seldom talked about in combination), presented clearly and dynamically by a renowned teacher. There will be […]
This is a course designed for writers looking to create screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays for television shows. Paramount in this effort, we will focus on an approach which is […]
Please note that this workshop is now sold out! However, THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE RECORDED! Purchase the private link to view the class for 2 weeks. Please write to [email protected] […]