This class meets in the mornings and is intended for more advanced poets with some history of publication. Instructor approval is required for admission. For approval, contact Albert at al.degenova@yahoo.com.

Before class, you will submit four to six poems (maximum six pages) – work with which you have struggled or for which you desire peer feedback. Fellow students and Albert will read the submitted work prior to class. Poems must be emailed to Albert one month before class in .pdf or .doc format. He will then share your work with fellow students. Each day will also include in-class writing prompts and a “homework” prompt. Students in The Poetry Workshop may also sit in on “Poetry in Prose” afternoon sessions. The Poetry Workshop is limited to five (5) students. Submit workshop pieces directly to Albert at al.degenova@yahoo.com.

Choose one of two class sections: The Poetry in Prose (afternoons) or The Poetry Workshop (mornings).

Note: Albert is teaching two writing classes this week in the tradition of how Norbert Blei, who taught the class for over 40 years, structured the week. Albert will contact students prior to class.

Albert DeGenova began his studies with Norbert Blei at The Clearing in 1996. A prize-winning poet, writer, editor and publisher, Albert is the author of five books of poetry and two chapbooks. He also worked as a journalist and marketing communications professional. In June of 2000, he launched the literary/arts journal After Hours, for which he continues as publisher and editor. In 2014, After Hours Press published The Professor’s Quarters, student perspectives on Norbert Blei and his long-running class at The Clearing. Albert holds a Master of Fine Art degree in writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also a blues saxophonist and one-time contributing editor to Down Beat magazine. Albert is now the Executive Director of Write On, Door County.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced