Sometimes the smallest poems have the biggest hearts. In this generative workshop, we’ll concentrate on creating small but mighty poems, using such models as Dickinson and Basho, Clifton, Hirshfield, and others. Together, in a supportive environment, we’ll unlock the large spirits often contained within brief poems and develop the power of compression, learn how to make leaps within a limited frame, and examine what is left unsaid against what is. In addition to writing new poems, we’ll also look at a longer poem or two of ours to find its essence, its heartbeat, and revise toward that end. The instructor will provide feedback every day, along with a personalized letter to each participant at week’s end.