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This Must Be the Place: The Poetics of Home with Mark Jay Brewin, Jr.

$400.00


8 Week Course
Sundays 2-4PM
April 19th - June 7th 2026

In this eight-week, in-person workshop, we will explore the metaphysical and tangible terrain of a ‘place’ we know (or think we know), or homes/locations that may only exist in our memory. Weekly readings will be themed and include poems by contemporary and foundational figures--such as Seamus Heaney, Mary Oliver, Philip Levine, Larry Levis, Claudia Emerson, Kathleen Graber, John Burnside, Rodney Jones, and Dorianne Laux (to name a few).

For poets of all levels/backgrounds, generative writing prompts will highlight the poetic elements that link physical landscapes and personal histories. Students will have the opportunity to have their poems workshopped, and all workshopping will be guided by respectful discussion. By the final class, course participants will have an understanding of technique and clear images/lines, as well as everyday practices to set the groundwork for future writing.


8 Week Course
Sundays 2-4PM
April 19th - June 7th 2026

In this eight-week, in-person workshop, we will explore the metaphysical and tangible terrain of a ‘place’ we know (or think we know), or homes/locations that may only exist in our memory. Weekly readings will be themed and include poems by contemporary and foundational figures--such as Seamus Heaney, Mary Oliver, Philip Levine, Larry Levis, Claudia Emerson, Kathleen Graber, John Burnside, Rodney Jones, and Dorianne Laux (to name a few).

For poets of all levels/backgrounds, generative writing prompts will highlight the poetic elements that link physical landscapes and personal histories. Students will have the opportunity to have their poems workshopped, and all workshopping will be guided by respectful discussion. By the final class, course participants will have an understanding of technique and clear images/lines, as well as everyday practices to set the groundwork for future writing.

About Mark

Mark Jay Brewin, Jr., is a graduate of the MFA program of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in numerous journals including Antioch Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Cortland Review, The Missouri Review Online, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, Sycamore Review, Southern Humanities Review, Tahoma Literary Review, and elsewhere.  They have also won the 2010 Yellowwood Poetry Contest at the Yalobusha Review, the 2015 Iowa Sweet Corn Prize at Flyway: Journal of Writing & Environment, the 2016 Fugue Poetry Prize, as well as been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes. His first book manuscript Scrap Iron won the 2012 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize at the University of Utah Press. Mark has taught at Elon University and Johnson & Wales University-Providence, and provided poetry portfolio consultations to writers for over a decade.

 

Scholarship

We are proud to offer a fully funded seat in each of our classes. To apply, send a cover letter and CV to info@littleniceworkshop.com and include the class you’d like to attend in the subject line.