2022 Writing Workshops: Have You Tried Actually Writing? ?

Are you feeling like it's super hard to write lately? You're not alone. That's why this year my schedule is CHOCK FULL of amazing workshops that I am so delighted and honored to share with you. Keep an eye on my socials for more info as I update this list! 
If you have a specific workshop you'd like me to teach, you can drop me a line at hlwalrath(at)gmail(dot)com. Love y'all!
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Science Poetry: Writing about Our World (Poetry Barn) 
Dates: March 7 - April 3, 2022
Format: Online Workshop (asynchronous, more info)
Science poetry uses fact to inform and delight the reader. From geography to nature studies to space—science poems dive into a wide variety of topics. As Jane Hirshfield says: “The work of a poet and the work of a scientist share many things. Both are investigations, both set out to answer a question that has not been framed in exactly this way before. The questions of poetry are not frameable by any other form of thinking than that of poetry, just as the questions of science cannot be framed without the techniques, ethics, and instruments of science.” In this workshop, we’ll discover ways to get inspired by science and create poems based on our wonderful world.

Journaling for Poets - LIVE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022, 10:00am - 11:30am CST
Location: Virtual, hosted by Nebraska Poetry Society
​Poets are observers. One way to keep track of your observations and ideas is through a writing journal. In this workshop, we'll cover the basics of journaling for poets, not just as a method of processing and keeping track of your thoughts, but as a method of improving your writing life and working towards a career as a writer.
​In this workshop, you'll cover how to manage large ideas or projects, track submissions, create goals, revise, and more, all while exploring popular methods of journaling to find the one that works for you. If you feel out of sorts or disorganized in your writing life, this workshop is for you!

Monday, April 4, 2022: NaPoWriMo Write-Along (Poetry Barn) 
4-Week Workshop, info TBA 
Monday, June 6, 2022: Queer Poetics (Poetry Barn) 
4-Week Workshop, info TBA
Monday, July 11, 2022: Speculative Fiction (Writing Workshops Dallas) 
4-Week Workshop, info TBA

Monday, September 12: Micro and Flash Fiction (Writing Workshops Dallas)
4-Week Workshop, info TBA
This generative workshop explores flash fiction in all its forms—from the dribble to the drabble to the micro-story—up to 1500 words. Writing flash can enhance your skills as a writer because it teaches you how to be concise and what makes a (very short) story. We’ll cover beginnings and endings—and what should lie in-between. We’ll discuss the details of rhythm, voice, and structure. Learn how to craft flash pieces that pack an emotional punch and leave the reader breathless, in the briefest of words.

Monday, November 28th: Journaling for Writers (Writing Workshops Dallas) 
4-Week Workshop, info TBA
Do you feel lost in your writing process? Get organized by journaling! In this workshop, we'll cover the basics of journaling for writers. Not just as a method of processing and keeping track of your thoughts, but as a method of improving your writing life and working towards a career as a writer. We'll cover tracking your writing, how to manage large ideas or projects, tracking submissions, creating goals, revising in a journal, and more, all while exploring popular methods of journaling to find the one that works for you. At the end of the class, you'll set up your journal for the new year. 

Self-Paced Course: Journaling for Poets
DATE: Ongoing
TIME: Asynchronous, Self-paced via Poetry Barn
PRICE: $99
Poets are observers. One way to keep track of your observations and ideas is through a writing journal. In this workshop, we'll cover the basics of journaling for poets, not just as a method of processing and keeping track of your thoughts, but as a method of improving your writing life and working towards a career as a writer. 
In this workshop, you'll cover how to manage large ideas or projects, track submissions, create goals, revising, and more, all while exploring popular methods of journaling to find the one that works for you. If you feel out of sorts or disorganized in your writing life, this workshop is for you!

Self-Paced Course: Writing Resistance Through Erasure, Found Text & Visual Poetry
DATE: Ongoing
TIME: Asynchronous, Self-paced via Poetry Barn
PRICE: $99
Hybrid poetry forms can be a powerful form of resistance. From Jerrod Schwarz’s erasure of Trump’s inaugural speech to Niina Pollari’s black outs of the N-400 citizenship form, contemporary poets are engaging with the world through text, creating new and challenging works of art. Heralded by the rise of the “Instapoet,” visual works are a way to take poetry one step further by crafting new forms and structures that often transcend the page.