6/22 Online Class - Crafting Stories in Verse: How to Write Narrative Poetry with J.B. Hill - $35/$28 For Members
Date: 6/22
Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm PST
Cost: $35/$28 for members
Class Level: All
Link and materials will be emailed before the start of the first session.
Students will learn how to write vivid and engaging stories through the use of dialogue, metaphor, and symbolism— foundational literary devices in narrative poetry. We'll explore pieces by Ruth Stone, Billy Collins, Rita Dove, and Edgar Allen Poe to deepen our understanding of poetry as storytelling. We'll also discuss traditional narrative structures like ballads, sonnets, and epics. Together, we will examine elements of narrative poetry, including character, setting, plot, and point of view. Students will participate in writing exercises to encourage experimentation with these narrative elements in their poetry.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: J.B. Hill's recent poetry and short stories have been published in literary journals in the US, UK, and Canada. Her work can be seen and is forthcoming in the San Antonio Review, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, The Dillydoun Review, Coastal Shelf Literary Journal, Funicular Magazine, Bridge Eight Literary Magazine, Cathexis Northwest Press, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Wild Roof Journal, and Flash Fiction Magazine. A Latina writer based in Austin, TX, Hill has been a featured storyteller/poet for organizations like Hearsay Poetry, Testify, The Living Room, and The Story Department. She has taught workshops for the Writers' League of Texas and The Writing Barn. Hill earned a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College, where she served on the editorial staff for Ploughshares. She is currently earning a Master's in Writing at Johns Hopkins University.
Published work:
· San Antonio Review (Sep. 2019); Poem; “How to Swim with Dolphins”
· Bridge Eight Press (August 2021); Short Story; “Winter”
· The Dillydoun Review (August 2021); Short Story; “Fear of Fire”
· Wild Roof Journal (September 2021); Poem; “The Sigh”
· Beyond Words Literary Magazine (September 2021); Poem; “Open Water”
· Coastal Shelf Literary Magazine (September 2021); Poem; “When Worlds Fall Apart”
· Cathexis Northwest (Sep. 2021); Poems; “Escaping a Tsunami” and “What to Say”
· The Closed Eye Open (October 2021); Poem; “Storm”
· Black Fox Literary Magazine (November 2021); Poems, “Dreaming of Loch Ness” and “New”
· Funicular Magazine (November 2021); Poem; “Death in the Country”
· The Dillydoun Review (March 2022); Poem; “The Song of My Body”
Upcoming: "The Octopus Swims at Midnight" - Flash Fiction Magazine
Date: 6/22
Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm PST
Cost: $35/$28 for members
Class Level: All
Link and materials will be emailed before the start of the first session.
Students will learn how to write vivid and engaging stories through the use of dialogue, metaphor, and symbolism— foundational literary devices in narrative poetry. We'll explore pieces by Ruth Stone, Billy Collins, Rita Dove, and Edgar Allen Poe to deepen our understanding of poetry as storytelling. We'll also discuss traditional narrative structures like ballads, sonnets, and epics. Together, we will examine elements of narrative poetry, including character, setting, plot, and point of view. Students will participate in writing exercises to encourage experimentation with these narrative elements in their poetry.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: J.B. Hill's recent poetry and short stories have been published in literary journals in the US, UK, and Canada. Her work can be seen and is forthcoming in the San Antonio Review, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, The Dillydoun Review, Coastal Shelf Literary Journal, Funicular Magazine, Bridge Eight Literary Magazine, Cathexis Northwest Press, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Wild Roof Journal, and Flash Fiction Magazine. A Latina writer based in Austin, TX, Hill has been a featured storyteller/poet for organizations like Hearsay Poetry, Testify, The Living Room, and The Story Department. She has taught workshops for the Writers' League of Texas and The Writing Barn. Hill earned a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College, where she served on the editorial staff for Ploughshares. She is currently earning a Master's in Writing at Johns Hopkins University.
Published work:
· San Antonio Review (Sep. 2019); Poem; “How to Swim with Dolphins”
· Bridge Eight Press (August 2021); Short Story; “Winter”
· The Dillydoun Review (August 2021); Short Story; “Fear of Fire”
· Wild Roof Journal (September 2021); Poem; “The Sigh”
· Beyond Words Literary Magazine (September 2021); Poem; “Open Water”
· Coastal Shelf Literary Magazine (September 2021); Poem; “When Worlds Fall Apart”
· Cathexis Northwest (Sep. 2021); Poems; “Escaping a Tsunami” and “What to Say”
· The Closed Eye Open (October 2021); Poem; “Storm”
· Black Fox Literary Magazine (November 2021); Poems, “Dreaming of Loch Ness” and “New”
· Funicular Magazine (November 2021); Poem; “Death in the Country”
· The Dillydoun Review (March 2022); Poem; “The Song of My Body”
Upcoming: "The Octopus Swims at Midnight" - Flash Fiction Magazine
Date: 6/22
Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm PST
Cost: $35/$28 for members
Class Level: All
Link and materials will be emailed before the start of the first session.
Students will learn how to write vivid and engaging stories through the use of dialogue, metaphor, and symbolism— foundational literary devices in narrative poetry. We'll explore pieces by Ruth Stone, Billy Collins, Rita Dove, and Edgar Allen Poe to deepen our understanding of poetry as storytelling. We'll also discuss traditional narrative structures like ballads, sonnets, and epics. Together, we will examine elements of narrative poetry, including character, setting, plot, and point of view. Students will participate in writing exercises to encourage experimentation with these narrative elements in their poetry.
YOUR INSTRUCTOR: J.B. Hill's recent poetry and short stories have been published in literary journals in the US, UK, and Canada. Her work can be seen and is forthcoming in the San Antonio Review, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, The Dillydoun Review, Coastal Shelf Literary Journal, Funicular Magazine, Bridge Eight Literary Magazine, Cathexis Northwest Press, Black Fox Literary Magazine, Wild Roof Journal, and Flash Fiction Magazine. A Latina writer based in Austin, TX, Hill has been a featured storyteller/poet for organizations like Hearsay Poetry, Testify, The Living Room, and The Story Department. She has taught workshops for the Writers' League of Texas and The Writing Barn. Hill earned a BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College, where she served on the editorial staff for Ploughshares. She is currently earning a Master's in Writing at Johns Hopkins University.
Published work:
· San Antonio Review (Sep. 2019); Poem; “How to Swim with Dolphins”
· Bridge Eight Press (August 2021); Short Story; “Winter”
· The Dillydoun Review (August 2021); Short Story; “Fear of Fire”
· Wild Roof Journal (September 2021); Poem; “The Sigh”
· Beyond Words Literary Magazine (September 2021); Poem; “Open Water”
· Coastal Shelf Literary Magazine (September 2021); Poem; “When Worlds Fall Apart”
· Cathexis Northwest (Sep. 2021); Poems; “Escaping a Tsunami” and “What to Say”
· The Closed Eye Open (October 2021); Poem; “Storm”
· Black Fox Literary Magazine (November 2021); Poems, “Dreaming of Loch Ness” and “New”
· Funicular Magazine (November 2021); Poem; “Death in the Country”
· The Dillydoun Review (March 2022); Poem; “The Song of My Body”
Upcoming: "The Octopus Swims at Midnight" - Flash Fiction Magazine