Workshops

::: Upcoming Workshops :::

I remain open for one-on-one consultation/mentoring/coaching. Please contact to discuss working on your poems, stories, or other projects. I have an extensive background working across many genres in the literary world and various disciplines/fields in academic writing.

Upcoming Workshops TBA

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Eco-poetics (POSTPONED)

::: How to Join :::

Reach out to Mark at markdanowsky@gmail.com

You’ll receive workshop details & a Zoom link in advance.

::: How to Pay :::

Workshops operate on a Pay-What-You-Can sliding scale. 

The recommended fee per sessions is $10-25.

Methods of payment include: Venmo / PayPal / CashApp 

Please reach out about other payment methods.

I look forward to hearing from you!

::: FUTURE Workshops :::

What follow is a list of workshop ideas I’ve been considering…

If you’re interested in any of these, please reach out to me directly and I will plan to get them on the schedule sooner rather than later.

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*Drop-in* Workshop:

Poet Woes – a place to meet with other poets to talk about the daily struggles of being a poet. Topics to discuss may include the literary community, navigating social media, submissions, seeking publication (both individual poems, chapbooks, full-length manuscripts), small presses, literary magazines, editors, agents, and more. This is not a replacement for therapy sessions; however, it can be a place to bring your “dark night of the soul” questions.

Could meet weekly or bimonthly.

Fees: pay-what-you-wish donation.

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Individual Workshops:

  • Ekphrasis (discussion + generative workshop)
  • Political / Protest / News Poems
  • Occasional Poems
  • Deep Dive: The Poetry of Richard Siken
  • Short Poems
  • Epistolary (letter poems)
  • Diverse Voices
  • The Intersection of Poetry & Eastern philosophy
  • Prose Poetry (and why it’s not flash fiction)
  • Hybrid Work
  • The Myth of Writer’s Block
  • Writing Routines
  • Getting Personal: Right to Write

Fees: $10-25 (pay-what-you-can / sliding scale)

The following will be designed as multi-week workshops:

  • The Art of Aphorisms
  • Eco-poetics: Writing Poetry as The World Burns
  • Duende: Grief/Loss/Trauma/Recovery & Kindness/Hope/Joy/Gratitude (8-week workshop)
  • Broken Mirror: the intersections of poetry & mental health

Fees: $175-350 (sliding scale)

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The Poetry of Richard Siken

I’d like to host a 2-day (?) workshop on the poetry of Richard Siken. Workshop attendees are encouraged to read both of Siken’s poetry collections — ‘Crush’ & ‘War of the Foxes’. Please contact if you’re interested so I can get a head count on those who might be interested in attending.

There are a few other poets I’m interested in taking a deep dive into with workshop attendees. If you’re interested in this type of workshop, please let me know and I’ll let you know what I have in mind.

::: Past Workshops :::

Thursday, April 11, 2024 – 2:00-3:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 – 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems

Monday April 1, 2024 – 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Effective Use of Humor in Poems
(yes, this is a real workshop)

Thursday, March 28, 2024 – 2:00-3:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems

Thursday, March 21, 2024 – 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Ekphrasis & Persona
Details in brief: Ekphrasis is essentially just one artform interacting with another artform. Persona poems are writing in the voice of someone who is not you (or not quite you). Prior to workshop, I’ll share a Google doc with links to images that will [hopefully] inspire you to write a persona poem in the ekphrastic form. In session, we’ll discuss ekphrastic and persona poems and share poems written by participants based on the prompt.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 – 7:00-8:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems

Thursday, March 14, 2024 – 2:00-3:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: The Becoming Self

Thursday, March 7, 2024 — 2:00-3:30pm (Eastern Time)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems

Tuesday 2/27 – 7:00-8:30pm (EST)
Workshop Session: Unpacking Poems

Wednesday 2/28 – 2:00-3:30pm (EST)
Workshop Session: The Burroughs Walk

Thursday 2/29 (LEAP DAY!) – 7:00-8:30pm (EST)
Workshop Session: Linda Gregg’s ‘Six Things’

Tuesday 2/20 – 7:00-8:30pm (EST)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems

Wednesday 2/21 – 2:00-3:30pm (EST)
Workshop: Unpacking Poems