Part of the 2025-2026 ReEntry Lab Residency at the University of Minnesota's Liberal Arts Engagement Hub. These workshops are free and open to anyone 18 and over.
Note: You can attend either or both workshops.
Everybody loves to write poetry; revision gets a lot less love, but that’s where the best poems usually show up. In this workshop we’ll talk about revision – why? when? how? – then do some writing; poets are encouraged to bring poems they want to regenerate but will also have the option to create new work. We will discuss and practice some revision techniques, followed by an opportunity to share revised poetry & talk about what worked (and didn’t work). Every attendee will leave with hands-on experience revising poetry and a list of revision techniques to work with in the future.
In this workshop, we’ll explore the intersection of imagination and research in nonfiction writing. Through exercises that blend personal reflection and archival research, participants will bring their life experiences to the page through speculative thinking and concrete investigation. By tapping into “critical fabulation,” we’ll uncover new ways of approaching personal narrative writing.
You will receive an email shortly before your workshop(s) with more details.
The workshop will be held in Pillsbury Hall, Room 120 (the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub), 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis. If you sign up but can't make it, please let us know!
Masks are recommended for these workshops. Extras will be available onsite.
All are welcome to register for and attend these writing workshops!
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