Conversations in Craft with Cornelius Eady (Zoom)

Craft Lecture Description:

WHAT THE POEM WANTS/WHAT THE POEM NEEDS

What does the poem want? This is a question that I’ll ask and explore with you—through exercises, examples and informed talk we’ll sort those drafts out. It is my hope to help you along as you try to figure out how you sing on the page.

The Hudson Valley Writers Center is proud to present a monthly craft series featuring four award-winning writers & beloved teachers. Each writer will share insights gleaned from decades of devoting themselves to studying the craft of poetry or prose. Unlike a workshop environment that prioritizes student work and student-led conversation in single or weekly sessions, these monthly lectures will provide the much-desired chance to listen to some of today’s most renowned writers’ valuable wisdom, uninterrupted, and spaced out intentionally over the course of five months.  

Individual Spring 2026 Lectures: $150

Full 5-Lecture Series: $550