Join me for a 6 Week Workshop Series where we will explore Poetry through an inspiring online poetry circle.

Each session is curated to explore and foster a writing community and your own creativity, giving you tools for close reading, critiquing and playing with poetry on and off the page.

We offer a warm, welcoming space where participants can explore and share their poetic voice and develop confidence. With learning to give and receive kind and respectful feedback, using critique models based on Felicia Rose Chavez’s Anti Racist Writers Workshop and Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process, you’ll leave uplifted and ready to take your poetry to the next level. 

Sign up today for a $50 discount - for a limited time or until registration is full.

• Learning Outcomes for this workshop

  In this workshop, participants will develop a greater sensitivity to poetry. They will learn inspiring critique techniques and close reading practices tailored to both drafts and finished poems. Through this supportive process, participants will gain the following:

• a greater sensitivity to and enjoyment of poetry;

  They say the devil is in the details, but we believe details are delicious. By learning some close-reading techniques of the "why" poets do things, we can create a greater appreciation and understanding taking us to beyond words on the page and into an experience.

• confidence in your creativity;

  Confidence comes when we feel safe to play. This workshop is committed to creating a safe and playful atmosphere dedicated to making connections and community.

• an acquaintance with their own poetic voice;

  Writing poetry is a very personal experience filled with deep listening and exploration of YOUR reality. This is a space where you will get encouraged to be real with yourself, be real with your voice… and be celebrated for who you are. 

• close-reading techniques that will leave you inspired to write more!

  They say to write, you must read read read… but poets read with a unique eye called “close reading”. We will give you a toolbox that you can bring to any poem that will help you understand the craft it was created with so you can in turn play with your own style, writing and voice. 

“Why poetry? Exploring poetry with Sivani has enriched my life by expanding my vocabulary, bringing meaning and beauty to everyday language. It’s expanded the way I notice and interact with daily life - offering a chance to slow down and become curious about everything from a gently falling leaf to the soft wrinkles in a kind face.”

— Saumya P

Meet Sivani Howe

Śivani Howe is the author of her memoir The Yoga of Remembrance (2018) and her first novel Land's Breath reached #1 Best Selling novel in Canadian Women Writers (Amazon, 2024) and her poetry collection - THIS Is Written in the Stars released December 2024 reached #1 New Release Canadian Literature on Amazon.com) . She has been featured in The Poetry Lighthouse and is currently completing her MFA in Poetry at Pacific University OR.  For more detailed bio click here.

“Writing, reading, and workshopping poetry with Śivani Howe is like a big, delicious communal potluck meal. There is something lovingly and thoughtfully prepared for everyone who shows up to the picnic blanket, while everyone is invited to bring dishes of their own choice, to inspire and be inspired by each other’s offerings. We trade recipes, experience new flavors and aromas, and discover how poetry’s many elements work together synergistically. Śivani invites others to let go of self-criticism, engage poems with attention, authenticity, curiosity, and that important “pinch” of spice and playfulness.”

— Erica G

Session Overview.

• Each session will consist of a close read and exploration, discussion on the craft and culture of the poem. (pre given so you can work with it before we come together)

• Followed by workshopping four participants poems (starting week two) each with a critique window of 15 mins that will allow time for the writer to illicit the feedback they need to bring their poem to the next level.

Each two hour session will be live, and recorded for those who want to review or cannot make it that day.

Sessions will not be downloadable but will be available for the duration of the course.

Investment: $399 CAN (plus applicable taxes).

Sign up today for a $50 discount - for a limited time or until registration is full.