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General registration for Spring 2026 is now open!

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For the Spring 2026 season, we are keeping a waitlist for fully enrolled courses. If you have questions about Spring 2026 Classes & Workshops, please send an email to Paola Valenzuela: valenzuela9@arizona.edu

spring 2026 season at a glance: 

I Did Not Stop for Death: The Poetry of Resilience with Pamela Uschuk, January 10, 24, 31 and February 7. Learn more.

Catching Up With Yourself with Cameron Awkward-Rich, January 10. Learn more.

Audacity, Extravagance, and Excess with Franny Choi, January 14. Learn more. 

Old Stories in New Language: Writing Contemporary Midrash with Alicia Ostriker, January 28. Learn more.

Memory and Image: Crafting Micro Memoir with Joni Wallace, February 7, 14, 21, and 28. Learn more. SOLD OUT.

Migrating Forms: On the Ghazal & the Sonnet with Zeina Hashem Beck, March 25. Learn more.

Beat . . . Zen . . . Write with Charles Alexander, April 4, 11, 18, and 25. Learn more.