Poetry Writing Workshops

Explore the rich diversity of poetic forms in our workshops offered by our award winning poet, editor and publisher, Shloka Shankar. Each workshop is designed to harness your creative potential and expand your literary expression. Below is an overview of the poetic forms included in our sessions. Beyond the basics, participants will engage in a structured monthly mentorship. During this period, the mentor will guide each poet in refining their work, participate in critiquing sessions with fellow poets, and provide tailored advice on submitting their polished pieces to suitable publications. This comprehensive support is designed to nurture poets at all levels, helping them grow in their craft and achieve recognition for their work.

Haiku and Senryu

Discover the modern form of Japanese haiku and learn how to craft tight images to express nature and humans through its forms.

Advanced Japanese Poetry

In this workshop you learn to create haibun, haiga, tanka and other Japaneses short form poems

Cherita

Learn about this Malay form which has been polished by ai li, which tells a story in a single stanza divided into three parts: one line, two lines, and three lines

Foundation in Erasure Poetry

A form of found poetry where words are erased from an existing text to create a new poem.

Found Poetry

Use existing texts to refashion and reframe them into poetry, giving new meaning to the original words.

Visual Poetry

Combine textual and visual elements to craft poems that are experienced visually as well as through their literary content, to explore complex themes and narratives through a multidimensional approach.