Emily Sernaker

DEAD POETS SOCIETY: Join me for a weekly class composed of lecture, close reads, discussion, tailored prompts and the opportunity to write your own poems in response to the all stars we’ll be studying. Together, we will delight in the work of Ntozake Shange, Adrienne Rich, Grace Paley, June Jordan, e.e. cummings, Dean Young, Emily Dickinson, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Robert Hayden and Alejandra Pizarnik. This class is for all levels and will be a place of invention, encouragement and community!

—> Classes start the week of February 18th, 2024. To sign up contact Ellie@emilyspoetryclass.org

Spring 2024

Dead Poets Society / Class on zoom Sundays 11am - 1pm EST / 8am - 10am PST

Dead Poets Society / Class on zoom Sundays 2pm - 4pm EST / 11am - 1pm PST

Dead Poets Society / Class on zoom Wednesdays 5:30pm - 7:30pm EST / 2:30pm - 4:30pm PST

Past Classes

Living Poets / Private Class

A Celebration of Poetry / Literature and Medicine at Stanford

Writing the Essay I. / The New School

Writing the Essay I. / The New School

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet / Eventbrite

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet / Private Class

Poetry of Presence: Utilizing Humor / Private Class

Poetry of Presence: Nature Poems / Private Class

Guest Craft Talk / Literature and Medicine at Stanford

Global Citizen Poetry / Private Class

Dean’s Honor Symposium Faculty / The New School

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet / The New School

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet / The New School

Strategies of Business Communication / The Fashion Institute of Technology

Dead Poets Society / Private Class

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet / Hugo House

Living Poets / Private Class

Guest Craft Talk / Literature and Medicine at Stanford

Poems of Gratitude / Word Workshop

Writing the Essay II. / The New School

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet / Brooklyn Poets

Brooklyn Poets YAWP Night / Brooklyn Poets

Craft Lesson / The New School

Writing the Essay I. / The New School

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet I. / Brooklyn Library

Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet II. / Brooklyn Library

Global Citizen Poetry / Brooklyn Library

Living Poets I. / Brooklyn Library

Living Poets II. / Brooklyn Library

This Might Help: A Poetry Class / Brooklyn Library

Poetry of Presence / Brooklyn Library

Poetry of Resistance / Brooklyn Library

Past Events

Holding Space for Grief Poetry Reading featuring Ross Gay, Aracelis Girmay and Ellen Bass

Standing Together Against Anti-Asian American Hate: A poetry reading with Tina Chang, Kimiko Hahn and Eugenia Leigh

Brooklyn Remembers: A Covid-19 Remembrance Day Tribute with Mark Doty and Gregory Pardlo

Interfaith Poetry Reading featuring Marie Howe, Yehoshua November and Leila Chatti

Indigenous People’s Day Poetry Celebration featuring Sherwin Bitsui, Joan Naviyuk Kane and Tommy Pico

A Writing Workshop on Memory, Absence and Grief with Jay Deshpande

9/11 20th Anniversary Memorial Poetry Reading

Let Unity Do The Work with Tongo Eisen-Martin

Entering the Cave of One’s Self with Tyree Daye

The Alter-Ego Persona Poem: A Workshop with Sally Wen Mao

Poetry’s Musical Bloodline: A Sociological Soundtrack with Tyehimba Jess

Writing After a Season of Silence with Eugenia Leigh

Nature and the Socio-Political Body with Mahogany Browne

It’s A Vibe: Writing Poems with Different Moods with José Olivarez

On Turning Gossip into Gospel with Brionne Janae

Writing Bklyn: Barefoot Poems with Aja Monet

Praise in Hard Times with Leila Chatti

Whitman at 200 featuring Vievee Francis, Gregory Pardlo and Marvin Bell

Whitman at 200 featuring Dorianne Laux and Joseph Millar

Calamus at Sea: A Celebration of Poetry and Pride featuring Julia Guez, Sam Ross, Chase Bergunn, Jayson P. Smith, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado and Amber Galeo

Letters to Whitman featuring Ladan Osman, Sam Roxas-Chua, Mahogany Browne, Ben Purkert, Ramya Ramana and Nick Flynn