In these Deep Dive workshops, we delve into a single poet's work—to understand how it works, to see what might inform our own writing, and especially to connect with one another around poetry. We also spend time workshopping each other's poems.

In this session, we will focus on poems by the remarkable Ruth Stone (1915–2011). In her own life, Stone's work was followed ardently by other poets but even today remains underappreciated by the wider community. Drawing imagery from the recognizable world, her poems are "mysterious, hilarious, powerful," according to the poet Sharon Olds, who has also said: "A Ruth stone feels alive in the hands, ardent, independent, restless." 

A selection of Ruth Stone's poems will be shared ahead of time. 

All participants are invited to bring one poem (a page maximum) to share for group feedback. Adam will reach out. 

Adam Tessier lives on the North Shore. A graduate of Vassar College and the Writing Seminars at Bennington College, he’s worked in museums and educational settings for nearly twenty years. As a teacher, he believes that deep reading and conversation will teach you all you need to know about writing poetry. His poems and essays have appeared widely in print and online journals.