Two Sylvias Press Offers A Supportive and Inspiring 4-Week Online Poetry Retreat Created by Poets for Poets
Presented by Two Sylvias Press
- July 6-August 2, 2026
- August 3-August 30, 2026
- October 5-November 1, 2026
If you participated in last year's online retreat (summer or fall), you will find that this retreat has all-new prompts, exercises, and reflection questions. Same style as the retreats in previous years, but with new material to inspire you!
You can choose one of the following guest poets to critique a poem for the July and August retreats:
JULY
Diane Seuss (Full—no longer available for July)
Traci Brimhall
Diannely Antigua
Jennifer K. Sweeney
AUGUST
Diane Seuss
Traci Brimhall
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
Jennifer K. Sweeney
(Learn more about each Guest Poet here)
For the October Retreat, the editors of Two Sylvias Press (Kelli Russell Agodon & Annette Spaulding-Convy) will critique your poem.
Note: Space is limited, so sign up early to make sure you receive your first choice of guest poet to respond to your poem. Sign up for one session only—the material for each retreat is the same.
All you need for this online retreat is access to your email and some writing time. Do as many or as few of the prompts and activities as you would like. It's a poetry writing retreat you can do from your own home on your OWN schedule! We provide the prompts, writing exercises, and inspiration—directly to your email box!
The 4-week Online Poetry Retreat includes the following:
- Daily poem prompts and writing exercises developed specifically for the retreat.
- One poem critiqued by your guest critique poet (July and August). One poem critiqued by the editors at Two Sylvias Press (Kelli Russell Agodon and Annette Spaulding-Convy) for the October Session.
- Example poems and exercises/prompts emailed to you throughout the week (Monday-Friday), with weekends left open for focused writing and revision.
See testimonials from satisfied poets and register now for the July, August, or October Retreats.
