Dear readers,

Greetings from the University of Iowa's International Writing Program!

We are delighted to invite you to join our new MOOC, How Writers Write Poetry 2015! This seven-week online course, beginning on March 23, 2015, offers an interactive progression through the principles and practice of writing poetry. The course is open to everyone in the world, free of charge, and will be taught in English. We hope you will join us!

Course video ~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHgH2Y2lbE&feature=youtu.be

Registration ~

https://www.canvas.net/browse/canvasnet/uofiowa/courses/how-writers-write-poetry

Our instructors are Christopher Merrill, poet, University of Iowa Professor of English, and International Writing Program Director; and Camille Rankine, poet, Assistant Director of the MFA Program at Manhattanville College, and Editorial Director of The Manhattanville Review. No previous writing experience is necessary, only a stable internet connection. If you would like to take this course but do not have stable internet access, please contact us at distancelearning.iwp@gmail.com. Class will start on Monday, March 23, 2015.

Please share this email with friends, colleagues, and students interested in writing poetry; and come join us on Facebookand Twitter. We're looking forward to welcoming new and old friends into this very special international community!