Poetry Workshops in Paris
Paris has been a special place for me since I first came to the City of Lights as a graduate student in summer of 2015. With its abundance of museums, bistros, parks, gardens & colorful boulevards, Paris serves as the perfect landscape for writers seeking to elevate their work.
This two-week writing intensive workshop will focus on place & travel & how these themes shape our identities as writers. Students will participate in eight, 3-hour morning sessions in our classroom nestled inside of Luxembourg Gardens.
Eligibility & cost:
The workshops are open to writers at any point in their careers. Only six slots are available for each session so it’s important to reserve your spot early.
The total cost is $1,200.00 per participant with a non-refundable deposit of $500 due before November 30. The remaining balance is due by March of the following year. Payment plan options are available upon request.
*Please note, American Travelers Will Need a Visa for the EU beginning in 2025. Here's what you need to know.
America is my country, and Paris is my hometown.
—Gertrude Stein
*Registration for the 2025 workshops is currently closed & will re-open in July for the 2026 summer sessions.
Session I: June 14 - June 28, 2025 (Registration is CLOSED; roster filled)
Session II: July 5 - July 19, 2025 (Registration is CLOSED; roster filled)
For questions, inquiries or to reserve your spot for 2026, please reach out via the Contact page.
Included in cost:
-Eight, 3-hour sessions, held each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. Sessions include workshopping previously submitted work, as well as poems written during the week from assigned prompts. We will conduct these sessions outdoors at Luxembourg Gardens & in neighboring bistros & cafés.
-Welcoming dinner at Les Philosophes in Le Marais.
-Paris metro pass (one-week).
-Half-day tour of Paris the Sunday after arrival.
-Ticket to the Louvre Museum.
-Craft talk from guest author (2025: June Session: Lisa Pasold; July Session: Jen DeGregorio)
-Printing costs while in Paris.
-In addition to serving as your trip advisor for the duration of the trip, I am more than happy to help in the planning stages, as well as upon your arrival & stay in Paris.
The Paris workshop was wonderful. It combined two things I absolutely love—traveling and writing—into one. I was able to gain several new writing tools and look at my poems in ways I never had before, and I think that’s how I could already tell a difference between the poems I had Week 1 versus the poems I had Week 2. I also love that workshop is just structured enough to have discipline for writing endeavors, but you’re free to explore the city how you wish otherwise, and what better place to do that than Paris!
—Taryn M., 2024 Participant
The very idea of workshopping in a city like Paris is wonderful because it gives you an opportunity to share and reflect with others on the stimulating location, and you also have the flexibility to traverse and learn about the city on your own time and in your own way after the workshop is over…I am definitely considering retaking this workshop because of the vital experience it brought me as a traveler and as a poet.
—Joe H., 2023-24 Participant
Workshopping poetry for two weeks in Paris is a dream come true and proved to be the most productive two weeks of my year. I'm extremely proud of the work I produced and the revisions I'll be making in coming days. I have six pieces that will be ready for submissions soon, and though it wasn't even a goal at the outset of this pursuit, I also intend to begin working toward my first chapbook. Adam's feedback was invaluable to my growth as a poet, and I'm already making plans to return next summer!
—Shara T., 2023 Participant
Not included:
-Flight
-Housing*
-Meals (outside of the opening dinner)
-Passport
-Personal Expenses
*I would love to work with you regarding questions about location, neighborhoods & cost availability of housing locations in Paris.
For questions, general inquires or reservations in next summer’s workshop, please use the contact form below.
How to apply: