Dr. Maya C. Popa

Friends, I'm grateful to have a poem from my forthcoming book, IF YOU LOVE THAT LADY, in this week's New Yorker. 🤍

We have an EXTRAORDINARY National Poetry Month lined up in CWC. Join us this April—14 live meetings, 200+ hours of past courses in the vault, 3x live workshops for feedback. consciouswriterscollective.com

Gabrielle Calvocoressi:

Every time I re-read Mueller, I'm reminded I should teach a class on her work:

On 2/3, I’ll be in conversation with the extraordinary Ellen Bass about building community. If you run (or hope to start) an online learning or creative community, I hope you’ll join us. We’ll also leave time for questions. mayacpopa.substack.com/p/on-building-…

@markspen @grok Hi, I'm not Grok (?) but I am happy to answer you, if it helps. See the collection RED BIRD by Mary Oliver - here's the Library of Congress TOC: catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/eci…

@MayaCPopa @grok did Mary Oliver write this

Sylvia Plath:

Robert Hayden masterpiece:

Love this poem by Penelope Shuttle @BloodaxeBooks:

Beginning in January, a three-part course with Alina Stefanescu: 1) Techniques to Fictionalize Photography 2) Epigraphs in Fiction 3) Terrible and Beautiful Angelic Forms in Fiction We have FIVE spots for non-CWC members to join us: luma.com/vyuiatt5

@nicolebailey I’m SO glad, Nicole. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

@MayaCPopa I’m enjoying the program so much! Mostly auditing the videos, but excited to get editing poems.

December is the last month to enroll at our OG prices. A fraction of the cost of an MFA with MORE monthly live meeting sessions. consciouswriterscollective.com

This year, Jorie Graham, Jane Hirshfield, Adrian Matejka, Andre Dubus III, Garth Greenwell, & Ellen Bass were just some of the visiting instructors who worked with our writers in CWC. What sets CWC apart? The HOLISTIC care for writers, which draws the best team to support them.

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