THE POETRY CLASS – 2026 EDITION
Autumn 2026
Coming Soon
NaPoWriMo: The Workshops
A chance for the people who took part in NaPoWrMo this year to get together for actual workshopping of their poems – bring a draft, get feedback, rinse and repeat!
Small supportive groups, meeting under the guidance of Joanna Preston for three 3-hour sessions.
Details t.b.c., most likely Sundays, Zoom and in-person.
Stay tuned for more!
Also Coming Soon
R4W: Examining the Ockhams
A four-session Reading for Writing class where we will discuss the four collections up for Best Poetry Collection at this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
A mixture of close reading, and writing exercises.
Suitable for all levels.
Details t.b.c., most likely Sundays, Zoom and in-person.
Stay tuned for more!
Coming At Some Point Slightly Later
R4W: Odyssey by Anthology
A four-session Reading for Writing class looking at four Best Poems anthologies – from Canada, the USA, the UK and Aotearoa New Zealand. A great chance to see what is going on in the world of English-language poetry right now.
A mixture of close reading, and writing exercises.
Suitable for all levels.
Details t.b.c., most likely Sundays, Zoom and in-person.
Stay tuned for more!
What you’ve missed so far in 2026 …
April 1st to 30th, 2026
NZNaPoWriMo – thirty poems in thirty days
Yes, once again The Poetry Class is hosting the annual challenge to write a poem every day for the month of April: NaPoWriMo!
NaPoWriMo is a (mostly online) writing challenge, to celebrate April being National Poetry Month in the USA. Every April, people from all over the world set themselves the challenge of writing a poem every day for thirty days. How hard could it be?
I will provide a new writing prompt every day throughout April, as well as a closed community where you can post your poems in response, comment on other people’s work, or complain about how mean I am. To be clear: you won’t be getting feedback or critique from me. But you will find yourself challenged, stretched, supported, perplexed, and pushed on to write even when you think you can’t. You can be as involved or uninvolved in the community aspect as you like – everyone finds their own way to make this challenge the monstrous, magnificent, manic, monumental monolith that it is.
Cost: $10
Venue: online via WordPress
Duration: every day during April 2026
To enrol, or to ask a questions about the courses, please head across to Current Classes and use the form to sign up.
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