Day 5 of my Poetry Teaching Trip to Kefalonia Greece: I read my poetry in a Greek cave! I read my poetry in a Greek cave! I read my poetry in a Greek cave!
The poem: “Hawk Shadow Here to Help,” temporarily retitled “κότσυφας Shadow Here to Help” in honor of the blackbirds singing around us.
The cave: Zervati Cave on Kefalonia Island.
Day 3 of my 10-day teaching poetry trip on Kefalonia Island Greece: 1st visit to Argostoli port town, a walk along the De-Bosset Bridge, shopping, a beautiful walkway with lemon tree and cat outside the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture in Metaxata where I stayed and taught.
Day 2 of my 10-day teaching poetry on Kefalonia Island Greece trip: Arriving at The Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture for the Arts and Culture in Metaxata, my first dip in the Ionian Sea, a beachside lunch with a view!
I just returned from a 10 day trip to Greece to teach poetry on the island of Kefalonia. My first time overseas. An experience I will never forget. Kefalonia, an island that I fell in love with and will hold close to my heart. Here’s travel and day one in the Athens suburb of Artemida (you know, Artemis, goddess of the hunt).
Announcing my SPRING 2025 poetry and creative nonfiction private online writing workshops!
On Wednesdays, I’ll teach “In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry” 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET, 6 weeks, starting April 16. We’ll read recently published poetry from literary journals and books, generate new poems with the help of prompts that I create, and spend the bulk of each class in a fun, inspiring poetry workshop. In this course participants will write and receive workshop comments on five original poems. Writers at all levels are welcome. I teach In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry often, and every time the readings are all new, so you can take it again and again!
On Thursdays, I’m offering my also popular combination generative and workshop class “Introduction to the Lyric Essay” 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET, 6 weeks, starting April 17. This workshop will usher you into the wild and liberating world of the lyric essay, a popular form of the contemporary experimental creative nonfiction essay. This class is made for both writers who are new to lyric essays and writers wishing to deepen their relationship with lyric essays. If you are a nonfiction writer wanting to engage with this popular form, this is the class for you! If you are a poet wanting to branch out into a new genre, this is the class for you! If you have never written creative nonfiction before, this is the class for you! Writers at all levels are welcome.
Registration is now open, and it closes on Sunday April 13.
😀 Details & registration available http://christophercitro.com/private-classes/. Register soon as spaces fill quickly! 😀
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I’m delighted to be a part of the 10th anniversary Unbound Book Festival April 17-20, 2025 in Columbia, Missouri! I’ll be presenting on 2 panels, one on birds and one on coffee. I’m writing a coffee poem specially for the festival. So many awesome authors will be presenting, make your plans now to come on and join us!
https://www.unboundbookfestival.com/
In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry. Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET. 6 weeks, starting February 19. We’ll read recently published poetry from literary journals and books, generate new poems with the help of prompts that I create, and spend the bulk of each class in a fun, inspiring poetry workshop. In this course participants will write and receive workshop comments on five original poems. Writers at all levels are welcome. I teach In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry often, and every time the readings are all new, so you can take it again and again!
Short-Form Creative Nonfiction Workshop. Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET. 6 weeks, starting February 20. In this class I’ll provide craft talks, original writing prompts, and we’ll take recent micro and flash literary essays apart to see how the writers achieved their astonishing effects in condensed forms. Then we’ll workshop your own short-form creative nonfiction essays. I teach this class often, and the readings are always different. If you’ve taken it before you can always take it again and the class content will be new. Writers at any level are welcome, including poets and fiction writers!
Registration is now open, and it closes on Sunday February 16.
Details & registration available at: https://christophercitro.com/private-classes/
Register soon as spaces fill quickly!
Register now for Freeing the Muse, a writing retreat at the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture on the Greek island of Kefalonia May 15-21. It’s going to be AMAZING! If you register by March 15 you can get almost $700 off the registration fee. It’s a super deal. Join me and a host of awesome teachers to free your muse and write…on a Greek island!?!
Email me for a packet with more info.
Here’s a link with more info: https://www.facebook.com/ionioncenter/posts/pfbid035wdTWejzFdjLVnDm7ytnVnp1MegbQ6X6hzawUTpM6QcdvkXCJKCbPmyuVAabTCaWl
Here’s the link to register: http://goo.gl/forms/q2f8aD9uzk
In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry. Wednesdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET. 6 weeks, starting December 4. We’ll read recently published poetry from literary journals and books, generate new poems with the help of prompts that I create, and spend the bulk of each class in a fun, inspiring poetry workshop. In this course participants will write and receive workshop comments on five original poems. Writers at all levels are welcome. I teach In the Landscape of Contemporary Poetry often, and every time the readings are all new, so you can take it again and again!
Creative Nonfiction Workshop. Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET. 6 weeks, starting December 5. In this class I’ll provide craft talks, original writing prompts, and we’ll take recent literary essays apart to see how the writers achieved their astonishing effects. Then we’ll workshop creative nonfiction essays (micros, flash or full-length up to 4,000 words – all are welcome!). I teach this class often, and the readings are always different. If you’ve taken it before you can always take it again and the class content will be new. Writers at all levels are welcome!
Registration is now open, and it closes on Sunday December 1.
Details & registration available at: https://christophercitro.com/private-classes/
Register soon as spaces fill quickly!
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be returning as a faculty member for next summer’s Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing and registration has OPENED! There are two 1-week sessions available (I’m teaching during the first week). Do something nice for yourself, and register to join us on the Vineyard next summer for a writing extravaganza!