How Does It End? The Art of Poetic Closure 4-Week Poetry Intensive, Starts Monday, January 12th, 2026

Begins Monday, January 12th, 2026 Now Enrolling! Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button (lower left) to talk with us. Led by Shannon K. Winston, the author of The Worry Dolls (Glass Lyre Press, 2025) and The Girl Who Talked to Paintings (Glass Lyre Press, 2021). Her poems have appeared in Bracken, Cider Press Review, Los Angeles Review, RHINO Poetry, SWWIM Every Day, West Trestle Review, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers and a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Michigan. In addition to writing poetry, she’s also a dedicated educator and has taught for numerous institutions, including the University of Michigan, Princeton University, and Indiana University. She lives in Bloomington, Indiana with her partner and dog. Read an Interview with Shannon on the Art of Poetic Closure. Poetic closure can be challenging. This course introduces four strategies (one per week) to make ending a poem less daunting. Poetic clos