Five generative (weekly) in person meetings with guided readings, prompts, and practice. Suggestions for revision and publication opportunities. All levels. Send 1-2 poems to karenjavits@gmail.com for opening discussion by January 4. Class meets January 11, 25, February 8, 22 and March 8. (Skips January 18, February 1, 15, March 1) About the Instructor: Karen Javits is a poet and educator and current PhD candidate in Literary Studies at Georgia State University, where she teaches composition and creative writing. With over 25 years of teaching experience, Karen has taught writing to middle and high school students, students in the refugee and immigrant communities, and college-level students. She has been involved in several writing programs, including the Sewanee Writer's Conference as a Tennessee Williams Scholar, the Ossabaw Island Writer's Retreat, poetry workshops at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, and Poetry at Tech workshops. This past summer, she earned an MFA in Poetry from Georgia State University. Her poetry has been published in Crosswinds Journal, The Ekphrastic Review, and Crab Creek Review, and her poem won an International Merit Award in The Atlanta Review. Originally from Miami Beach, Florida, Karen now lives in Decatur, GA, with her family. She enjoys reading, writing, walking in nature, and spending time near the water.