I Agree with the Leaves - Handcrafted 1-on-1 workshops

Dec. 2024- Jan. 2025

"i agree with the leaves" is an offering of an individual 1-on-1 workshop session with Angel~! You will send her a piece of work you adore of your choosing by another author and some work of your own you feel stuck with, and she'll cook up an individualized session/lesson plan to review, dive deep, kiki with the work and come out on the other side excited and sharper. This is an individualized opportunity to get into the details of your work, receive generative prompts and direct feedback right away, from Angel~! Each workshop costs $205. Please email assistant.angel.nafis@gmail.com if interested.

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Barnard College - Engl. 3110, POETRY BELONGS WITH US

Spring Semester 2025

As legend Lucille Clifton said, “poetry began when somebody walked out of a cave and looked up at the sky with wonder and said, “Ahhh.” That was the first poem.” In this class we will be demystifying the fundamentals of writing poetry by sharpening our most natural sonic and narrative instincts. Come prepared to take risks and foster curiosity.

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Tin House - Winter Online Workshop Faculty

Feb. 8-17th 2025

Including guest lecture: WHAT’S IN AN HOMAGE: ON AFTER POEMS AND LITERARY ANCESTRY.

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Brooklyn Poets - TOO MANY TOPPINGS: HOW TO AVOID DOING TOO MUCH

March 2025 (dates tbc)

In this epic, two-session deep dive, we will be exploring all the ways poets can avoid doing too much by looking at the work of poets who use the line to its fullest clarity and potential, engaging the line to understand the most effective formal and stylistic “toppings” we can then use to write clear, unfussy, and daring drafts.