Two Sylvias Press Offers A Supportive and Inspiring 4-Week Online Poetry Retreat Created by Poets for Poets
Presented by Two Sylvias Press
- June 30-July 27, 2025 (July Session)
- August 4-August 31, 2025 (August Session)
- October 6-November 2, 2025 (October Session)
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 previous years' retreat, but with new material to inspire you!
This Year's GUEST POETS:
- Diane Seuss (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for frank: sonnets)
- Traci Brimhall (NEA fellow & Author of 4 Poetry Collections)
- Danusha Laméris (Recipient of a Pushcart Prize, the Autumn House Press Poetry Prize, and the Lucille Clifton Legacy Award)
- Jennifer K. Sweeney (Winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets)
For the July and August Retreat Sessions, you can choose to have your poem critiqued by Diane Seuss, Danusha Laméris (August only), Traci Brimhall, or Jennifer K. Sweeney. The editors of Two Sylvias Press (Kelli Russell Agodon & Annette Spaulding-Convy) will critique poems for the October Session.
Note: Space is limited, so sign up early to make sure you receive your first choice of guest poet to respond to your poem.
WHAT YOU NEED: Access to email and a desire to write new poems.
WHAT WE PROVIDE: Poem prompts, sample poems, a Two Sylvias Press publication, ideas where to send your poems after the retreat ends as well as reflection questions/activities to guide and inspire. All prompts, writing exercises, and inspiration sent daily or weekly to your email (your choice!)
AND—at the end of the retreat, an award-winning poet will critique one of your poems and offer ideas on where to submit them!
- All levels of poets are welcome (from beginning writer to published author)
- Register now for the July, August, or October Retreats
Praise for Two Sylvias Press Online Poetry Retreat
"I decided to take the Two Sylvias Press Online Poetry Retreat as a way to reignite my passion for writing poetry and reconnect with my 'poet's mind' after not writing poetry for several years. The format was perfect for me—it enabled me to work alone and at my own pace while still feeling connected through daily prompts and encouragement. The result: I wrote more poems in that four-week period than I had written in as many years and new poems are still coming. The feedback I received was insightful and improved the poems while still showing respect for the essence of the work."
—Cathy J. (read other testimonials here)
