{"product_id":"beauty-of-beginners-mind-poetry-writing-workshop-online","title":"The Beauty of Beginner's Mind: a 6-Week Poetry Workshop for Newcomers with Tina Cane (Zoom) Starts on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBegins Tuesday, October 20, 2026\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eClass will meet weekly via Zoom on Tuesdays, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNow Enrolling! Any questions about this class? Use the Chat Button to talk with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstructor Bio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eInstructor Tina Cane is the founder\/director of Writers-in-the-Schools, RI, and, from 2016–2024, served as the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island, where she lives with her family. Cane is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Thought, Dear Elena: Letters for Elena Ferrante\u003c\/em\u003e, poems with art by Esther Solondz, \u003cem\u003eOnce More With Feeling \u003c\/em\u003e(Veliz Books, 2017), and \u003cem\u003eBody of Work\u003c\/em\u003e (Veliz Books, 2019). She received the 2016 Poetry Merit Award from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and was a 2020 Poet Laureate Fellow with the Academy of American Poets and the creator\/curator of the distance reading series Poetry is Bread, as well as editor of \u003cem\u003ePoetry is Bread: The Anthology \u003c\/em\u003e(Nirala, 2025). Her most recent poetry collection is \u003cem\u003eYear of the Murder Hornet\u003c\/em\u003e (Veliz Books, 2022), and her debut novel-in-verse for young adults, \u003cem\u003eAlma Presses Play\u003c\/em\u003e (Penguin\/Random House), was released in September 2021. Her second verse novel for young readers, \u003cem\u003eAre You Nobody Too?\u003c\/em\u003e (Penguin\/Random House), was published in August 2024. Tina is also the curator of Sound and Vision — a weekly poetry feature in The Providence Eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is this class for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis online poetry workshop is for anyone who loves reading poems and longs to write their own but isn't sure where to begin. It's an Introductory-level class that welcomes complete newcomers — no prior workshop experience required, just curiosity and a willingness to play on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat to expect:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Beauty of Beginner's Mind is a low-stakes, high-spirited foray into writing poems, where the music, songs, lyrics, and lullabies we cherish serve as both inspiration and instruction. Over six weeks, you'll explore the ancient relationship between song and poetry, discover poetic form, and pick up practical revision techniques — all in a supportive, generative creative writing workshop built for beginners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDrawing on more than thirty years of teaching writers ages 5 to 95, Tina's approach goes well beyond prompts and exercises. Each session is designed to cultivate a writer's mindset, habits, and practice, so you leave with concrete, repeatable ways to approach and produce poems on your own. You'll write alongside your cohort in real time, with built-in space to share new work for light, encouraging feedback and discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is a place to find joy in being a newcomer — to experiment freely, locate your voice, and learn the foundations of craft in a warm online writing class led by an acclaimed working poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the writing goals?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn this course, students will produce 6 poem drafts composed during our live sessions, develop a working understanding of poetic form, and build concrete approaches to composition and revision they can carry into future writing. Drafts shared in class receive light verbal feedback and general discussion in a supportive group setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eReadings may include excerpts from the lyrics to \"Moonage Daydream\" by David Bowie, \"My\/My\/My\" by Charles Bernstein, and \"The Old Man\" by Gary Snyder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOURSE OUTLINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 1: Lullaby, Rhyme, and Song \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e— reading and discussion of our earliest musical memories and their connection to poetic form; in-class note-taking, writing, and exploration of soundwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 2: Mash-up \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e— a look at the \"cento\" form, reverse erasure, and collage; in-class reading, research, and composition of original work based on these principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 3: Repetition, Rhythm, and Refrain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e — exploring lists and the list poem, the function of repetition and refrain, minimalism, and the power of titles and epigraphs; in-class note-taking and composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 4: Punctuation and Accumulation \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e— an exploration of punctuation in poetry, space, and form, and the power of accumulation to create momentum; in-class reading, note-taking, and composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 5: Metaphor and Metonymy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e — metaphor as the heart of poetry; in-class reading and discussion of how metaphor functions within a poem and how an entire poem can become a metaphor; in-class reading, note-taking, and composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeek 6: Memory and Song as a Place to Begin \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e— revisiting song, in conjunction with memory, as inspiration for writing poems, plus a discussion of revision techniques in connection to memory; in-class reading, note-taking, composition, and on-site revision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOURSE TAKEAWAYS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSix original poem drafts written and developed during live sessions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA working understanding of poetic form and the relationship between song and poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eConcrete, repeatable approaches to composition you can use on your own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePractical revision techniques to strengthen and reshape your work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eA writer's mindset, habits, and daily practice for sustaining your poetry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe confidence to keep writing as a newcomer and to locate your own voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePAYMENT OPTIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTuition is $445 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. Both options are available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eInstructor: Tina Cane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBegins Tuesday, October 20, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eClass will meet weekly via Zoom on Tuesdays, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTuition is $445 USD.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Writing Workshops Org","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865584120056,"sku":null,"price":391.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/3917\/4532\/files\/TinaCaneHeadshot2026.png?v=1765926332","url":"https:\/\/writingworkshops.com\/en-be\/products\/beauty-of-beginners-mind-poetry-writing-workshop-online","provider":"Writing Workshops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}