For a Meadow:

Thirteen Seeds to Begin a Wildland of Poems

This course will return in 2027

Begin again—with poems, with breath, with a language that listens.

For a Meadow is a poetry course for poets and secret poets who long for gentleness, clarity, and connection—in their writing, and within themselves.

In 13 concise lessons you will be guided through an approachable and generative process that affirms the power of your natural voice, and nourishes your imagination.

You’ll loosen, notice, and write from a place both wilder and more true.

The final project of this course will teach you how to curate a small collection of work in progress, and introduces the basic principles of manuscript making. All levels welcome.

A Quiet Invitation

For a Meadow is an invitation to return to poetry—not as performance, but as presence.

This course offers thirteen generative pathways designed to help you begin again: in writing, with attention, through voice.

A gathering of poems, poets, and ideas about how to move toward that which is wild and true, within you.

A seasonal shift.

A place to write what’s waiting.

We'll begin new work, nurture it well, and conclude the experience by creating a micro-collection of poems, inspired by the vibrant beauty of a wildflower bouquet.

All morning the dream lingers.

I am like thick grass

in a meadow, still

soaked with dew at noon.

—Gregory Orr

Who This Is For

This course is for anyone who senses a quiet pull toward poetry—whether or not you’ve ever called yourself a poet.

It’s for those who crave more space in their days, more honesty in their language, more softness in their attention. It’s for the ones who underline their favorite lines, who listen for birdsong without knowing all the names, who want to write but don’t always know where to begin.

It’s for beginners. And for those beginning again. It’s for you.

Come to the Meadow

If something in you is ready to begin again, or begin for the first time—this is your invitation.

The meadow is quiet, open, waiting. You don’t have to know the way. Just bring your attention. We’ll begin from there.

Enrollment is Closed

What We’ll Do Together

Each way"offers a fresh beginning—a soft path into writing. They’re meant to open something in you and in language.

We’ll read poems that show us clarity and care and aliveness. We’ll write in response, following what stirs your particular imagination.

This process offers a space to listen, notice, and tend to language as a responsive natural material.

We'll be back in 2027

"Holly's poetry choices and prompts take me places I had never thought to go."

—Julie F.

"Holly's a constant inspiration. She gently kindled my creative spirit. "

—Rebecca M.

About the Teacher

My name is Holly Wren Spaulding, and I believe poetry is a way back to ourselves.

I’ve spent 25+ years writing, teaching, and holding space for others to come into language that feels true. My approach is slow and spacious. I care more about what a poem opens than how it performs. I care very much about the part of writing that has to do with how we move through the world, as poets.

I created For a Meadow as a place where your inner and outer landscapes might meet—where writing provides a process that ferries us to our inner wilds. My bio may be found here.

Format: Hybrid. Live workshops provide space to take the course alongside others, and will involve instruction, interactive writing exercises, discussion, and coaching.

Duration: This online course is designed to be enjoyed during the season of Spring, and may be approached as a warming four week intensive, or take it slower, and more time with the coursework. Enjoy 1 year of access to all materials.

Live Zoom workshops: Live generative writing workshops take place on Wednesdays at 4 pm Eastern: April 8, 15, 22, 29.

Recordings will be provided.

Tuition: $495 (payment plans are always available—just ask.)

For A Meadow: Thirteen Seeds to Begin Wildland of Poems

For a Meadow is a four-week generative writing series devoted to imagination and the making of beauty with words. We’ll plant 13 creative seeds — using generative prompts and poetic invitations — to help you begin new work, recognize your strongest lines, and shape what grows. Through live Zoom gatherings and short recorded lessons, you’ll tend your drafts into a small wildflower bouquet of poems.

$495.00 USD