Poetry Workshops

Annie Finch offers talks and facilitates workshops on poetry at writing centers, private homes, schools, universities, retreats, conferences, and gatherings.  Please check the events calendar for events near you, or drop a line to discuss organizing an event for your group.

“This workshop was memorable, indeed, impactful. This was the best poetry workshop I have been to.”

“Annie is a force of nature. In addition to having an encyclopedic knowledge of forms, she has an uncannily instinctive sense of what makes a poem work, both logically and musically. Annie’s warmth and generosity make the learning process a real treat.”

“Annie has so much to teach; her great passion and talent set a tone of respect for us, for the work, and for poetry and its history. She is the consummate teacher.”

“Annie’s generous spirit is matched in the classroom by her knowledge of and sensitivity to the exquisite and eternal music poems slide and bounce upon.  I learned so much about what my poems wanted to be.”

“Annie Finch is a wonderful teacher of poetry, a warehouse of poetic knowledge.”

“[Annie] opened my eyes to what I previously couldn’t see—you can’t do much better than that. . . she is an excellent teacher, passionate, responsive to questions.”

“Your workshop was by far the greatest workshop I’ve ever attended. I’m grateful to have you in my corner.”

“Annie was extremely generous and helpful in pointing out what worked in a poem. She was also very frank about what wasn’t working. She let ALL participate and have a voice in the critique of a poem, and she treated everything said with respect without sacrificing honesty or her opinions.”

I was gratified that our students responded so sincerely and passionately, a result I’m sure not only of the cadences and themes of your poems, but the open dialogue you maintained throughout the reading.  Your gift became ours.
—Nassau Community College, New York

Believing that love for poetry is the birthright of all, Annie has the gift of inspiring people of any background with her contagious passion for the art and craft of the poet.  She has visited lecture halls, literary centers, classrooms, conferences, and writing groups around the country and the world and is currently booking visits including readings, lectures, and meeting with classes or workshops.  Please get in touch via the contact form to discuss your needs.

Alan Neff Visiting Writer, University of Central Illinois

Assumption College, Worcester, MA

College of Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

Poet-in-Residence, Bluffton College, OH

Guilford College, NC

College of Santa Fe

College of St. Scholastica, Duluth

Columbia College, Chicago

Fairfield University

Jackson Lecture Series, University of Toronto

Hearst Center for the Arts, Iowa

McGrath Lecture Series, Morehead, MN

Nassau Community College Visiting Writer, NY

Noepe Center for Literary Arts, Martha’s Vineyard

Poet-in-Residence, Elon College, NC

Purdue University

Room of Her Own Conference, Santa Fe, NM

Ruskin Art Center, Los Angeles

San Diego State University

San Francisco State University Poetry Center

Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, MA.

Tulane University

University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

University of Minnesota

University of Montana, Missoula

University of New Orleans

University of Salamanca, Spain

University of San Diego

University of Vermont, Burlington

Wheaton College, Wheaton, MA

Writer’s Place. Kansas City

Yale University

For inquiries, more information or to arrange a visit, please contact Annie