Augmenting the BIPP 2010 series will be monthly “New Poems Weekends.” Please note there are some date changes to the weekends since the last email. The weekends will be loosely structured after the very successful “Connecticut Ladies” weekend retreats I have now hosted and participated in for 9 years, which are based on the “Sharon Olds new poem weekend” at the Omega Insititute.

Participants will write 5 new poems over the course of the weekend which are each explored by the group as a modality of writing to be learned from (and also simply enjoyed).

I will issue prompts, offer individual consultations, and offer tools for helping you look at your writing more objectively and directly.

There will be an optional, affordable meal plan, and rooms will be available at reduced rates. Participation at each weekend is limited to 12 people.

Finding a responsive writing community is one of the biggest gifts you can give yourself as a writer. These weekends will give you an example and a model for what it means to write in community, and might be a great way for you to start the new year with a commitment to yourself and your own writing practice.