The Path of Poetry: a Litfield Watch Party and Live Q&A
This is a watch party of the first Four sessions of Danusha's 16 session course, The Path of Poetry. At the end of the 4 sessions Danusha will hold a Q&A. Â
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Wednesdays, November 4th through December 2nd 2026
5pm to 6pm Pacific Time
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*All sessions are recorded, including the live Q&A with Danusha on December 2nd.Â
The Path of Poetry is Danusha's approach to writing poetry. Along all 16 sessions she covers different aspects of the writing life, including craft, the practice of being a poet, how to stay motivated and organized, the psychological aspect of writing, and publishing.
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These series and the Q&A are free to Litfield members. To find out more about Litfield and the yearly membership, click the button below:
Danusha Laméris, a poet and essayist, was raised in Northern California and born to a Dutch father and Barbadian mother.
Laméris is a recipient of a Pushcart Prize and was honored by the 2020 Lucille Clifton Legacy Award. She served as the 2018-2020 Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County, California.
Some of her work has been published in: The Best American Poetry, The New York Times, Orion, The American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, and Prairie Schooner. Her poem Small Kindnesses has been translated to multiple languages, quoted in O Magazine, turned into a short film, and was recently read by actress Helena Bonham Carter.
Her first book, The Moons of August (2014), was chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye as the winner of the Autumn House Press Poetry Prize and was a finalist for the Milt Kessler Book Award.
Her second book, Bonfire Opera, (University of Pittsburgh Press, Pitt Poetry Series), was a finalist for the 2021 Paterson Poetry Award and recipient of the 2021 Northern California Book Award in Poetry.
Her third and newest collection, Blade by Blade (2024) is now available through Copper Canyon Press.
Laméris has been on the faculty of Pacific University’s low residency MFA program. She founded Litfield, an online writing community where she currently teaches.
