Introduction to Poetry explores a variety of poetic forms, styles, and traditions, from classic works to contemporary voices.  The course includes readings from diverse poets, offering a broad perspective on how poetry reflects our personal and cultural experiences. Through close reading and analysis, students will examine key elements like imagery, metaphor, rhyme, and meter, learning how these techniques create meaning and evoke emotion. Alongside analytical skills, students will also engage in creative writing exercises. By the end of the course, students will have gained the skills to analyze poetry as well as the confidence to express themselves through their own poetic creations.

Instructor: Maurisa Li-A-Ping

Dates: Begins Tuesday, October 15, 2024 and meets every Tuesday for six weeks

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Location: Golden Fig Books (2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707)

Level: Beginner and above

8 seats max

$615: true price

$349: base price

$374, $399, $449: donate an extra $25, $50, or $100 to our scholarship fund

(Returning students receive 10 percent off).

A note on pricing:  the “true price” reflects the true cost of the class, which includes paying a fair wage to our staff and instructors, rental fees for the Redbud headquarters and for the community spaces where we host our classes, website and administrative/commerce fees, outreach and advertising to spread the word about our offerings, and the coordination and administration for our community classes, which serve people who could not otherwise access creative writing. We’re not a university or a large corporation and that means we don’t have an operating budget we can rely on; we’re proud to be a small, local, women- and minority-run business that is passionate about bringing the transformative power of the arts to our community. Your tuition helps Redbud with the critical work of keeping the arts accessible to the public. 

We also offer students a chance to donate to our scholarship fund. At check-out, you will be given the option of choosing a donor price. If you choose one of these prices, the extra $25, $50, or $100 will go towards scholarships for students who would not be able to afford our classes otherwise.  Thank you in advance for considering making a contribution to inclusivity and access!

Read the fine print, including our refund policy, here.