The Language of Loss: Poetry Writing Through Grief 6-Week Intensive with Renee Emerson Starts on Sunday, February 1st, 2026

Starts Sunday, February 1st, 2026 This class is limited to 12 students. Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button to talk with us.  Instructor Renee Emerson is the author of the poetry collections Keeping Me Still, Threshing Floor, and Church Ladies. She is also the author of the chapbook The Commonplace Misfortunes of Everyday Plants and the middle-grade novel Why Silas Miller Must Learn to Ride a Bike. She holds an MFA in poetry from Boston University, where she was also awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and children. Limited to just 12 writers, this course is for poets who are interested in using poetry writing as therapy for grief. Open to all levels. Grief resists language, but poetry can enter silence. In this six-week online workshop, we’ll study how poets have written out of grief and what craft choices make their work so resonant. Each week, Renee will share poems, readings, and writing prompts designed to spark n