Writing is more than output. It’s a path of discovery—of self, of language, of the world.
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 Litfield Writers is a space where craft and spirit meet. Where writing is both a practice and a way of being. Where community doesn’t mean noise, but resonance.
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This a space for those who want:
 • A sustainable rhythm for writing
 • A place to feel creatively nourished
 • Teachers who guide with depth, and attention to craft
 • Ongoing learning and a field of shared wonder
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 Join Litfield today for $1,099 (regularly $1,250). Membership includes live access to Danusha’s November webinar, Breaking the Line ($250). After Oct 10, enrollment closes and won’t reopen until later this year.
What’s Included in Your Membership
Weekly Virtual Live Events
4 each month
- Field Notes: Intimate monthly readings/talks with celebrated poets and writers on mastering craft
- Lit Lantern: curated readings and personal insights from Danusha to enrich your literary journey
- The Monthly Muse: a communal space for generative writing and reflection, held by Armando with live classical guitar.
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Litfield Live: a community open mic for sharing original work—every voice is welcomed and celebrated.
- Monthly feedback group --by signup --led by Danusha LamĂ©ris (starting August). Â
Learning Library
- Access to 4 recorded webinars from Danusha (a $1000 value)Â
-  “Path of Poetry” course (a $1000 value)
- A growing library of webinars by Danusha and invited teachers
- Guide to creating feedback circles
-  A growing collection of writing promptsÂ
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Additional Benefits
- Member discounts of 20% on future live webinars by Danusha and visiting writers
- Member discounts of 10% on smaller live immersive classesÂ
- First access to new live offerings with limited space
- Â A quiet, kind online space to share poems and grow your writing in good companyÂ
Meet the Founders
Danusha and Armando are a husband and wife team who believe in creating spaces for people to learn, grow, and connect with themselves, others and the natural world.Â
Danusha LamĂ©ris, is a poet and essayist, raised in Northern California and born to a Dutch father and Barbadian mother.Â
A Pushcart Prize recipient and winner of the Northern California Book Award for her book Bonfire Opera. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Best American Poetry, The Sun Magazine, The American Scholar, and more.
She served as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California. and was honored by the 2020 Lucille Clifton Legacy Award.Â
LamĂ©ris is currently on the faculty of Pacific University’s low residency MFA program. To find out more visit www.danushalameris.comÂ
Armando Alcaraz, a songwriter and mindfulness teacher, raised in Mexico by an American mother and a Mexican father. Â
Armando has led music and mindfulness events, and has taught meditation and communication for over 20 years. He has also taught creativity workshops with Danusha. He has directed Social Work programs for the last 10 years.
Upcoming Guest Teachers who will be joining us in Field Notes, our monthly online live readings/talks
What Litfield participants are saying:
Carey Taylor
Litfield is everything I want in a poetry workshop/program: Exposure to guest poets and their work, wonderful craft workshops with poem examples from Danusha, an online community to connect to others participating in the program, and the opportunity to join a prompt class to inspire my writing and a place to read and share our work if we choose. In short, this program is the first one that has met all my poetry needs and desires in one place!
Margo Fowkes
I’ve learned so much from the craft talks, and I’ve had the opportunity to look at my writing through different lenses — Small Worlds, Temporary Kingdoms, Nine Lenses. I’ve also been introduced to poets and poems I didn’t know before, which has inspired me.
“Tee” Therese L BroderickÂ
I am amazed by the variety and frequency of the offerings. ..I almost always produce a draft poem in response to the prompts and I love Danusha’s breakdowns of poet-types; of large/small scales;  etc....
Deborah Weiner
I love feeling like I’ve discovered a poetry playground. The different offerings are like play structures, and it’s been fun to see — and begin to meet — other writers who come to this shared community space.
Sarah Clark
I already feel supported by the structure of the community- and that support always inspires me to actually get words on paper/screen... ...this Wednesday’s Monthly Muse got me writing! For a whole hour! That one gathering felt like a spark- and I had a wonderfully hard time falling asleep that night because my creative juices were flowing.
Teresa Williams
I’m really resonating with Danusha’s craft talks. They’re giving me fresh insights into how I can strengthen my own work and how to approach reading and writing poems through the different lenses she provides.
