The Path of Poetry
Four Recorded Classes, Facilitated Writing & Live Q&A
Watch Danusha’s recorded teaching together, followed by writing or discussion facilitated by Armando Alcaraz. A live Q&A with Danusha concludes the series.
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Early bird price is $35 through November 2, 2026. Beginning November 3, 2026, the price increases to $50.
Mondays, November 9–December 7, 2026
5–6 p.m. Pacific Time
In each of the four sessions, participants watch recorded teaching and then move into facilitated writing or discussion afterward.
After those four sessions, Danusha leads a live Q&A on Monday, December 7, 2026, 5–6 p.m. Pacific Time.
Registration includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A.
All gatherings, including the Q&A, are recorded and remain available for 30 days after the series.
Free for Litfield members. Litfield members can register at no cost by logging in and registering from the member area. To learn more about Litfield membership, use 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.
