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The Path of Poetry: Four Sessions + Live Q&A with Danusha Laméris

Join us for four watch-party sessions featuring Danusha Laméris's recorded teaching, followed by facilitated writing or discussion in each session, plus a live Q&A with Danusha Laméris.

Mondays, November 9th through December 7th 2026

5pm to 6pm Pacific Time

Live Q&A: Monday, December 7th 2026, 5pm to 6pm Pacific Time

Early bird price: $35 through November 2, 2026.

Price increases to $50 beginning November 3, 2026.

Includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A.

Free for Litfield members.

Recordings remain available for 30 days after the series.

Join the Series
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The Path of Poetry

The full 16 week series touch upon the intention of writing, poetry craft, writing practice, and publishing.  

This first installment of 4 classes covers the following themes: Intentions and Guidelines, Beginnings, Poetic Gestures and Deep Reading.

Each of the four sessions includes recorded teaching from Danusha Laméris followed by facilitated writing or discussion. After those four sessions, Danusha leads a live Q&A on Monday, December 7, 2026, from 5–6 p.m. Pacific Time.

Early bird price: $35 through November 2, 2026. Price increases to $50 beginning November 3, 2026. Includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A. Free for Litfield members.

Format: Four sessions featuring recorded teaching from Danusha Laméris, followed in each session by facilitated writing or discussion, plus a live Q&A with Danusha after the four sessions.

Mondays, November 9th through December 7th 2026, 5pm to 6pm Pacific Time

The live Q&A with Danusha Laméris takes place Monday, December 7th 2026, 5pm to 6pm Pacific Time.

Each Monday session includes a watch party, facilitated writing time, and discussion led by Armando Alcaraz, co-founder of Litfield and Danusha's partner.

Early bird price: $35 through November 2, 2026.

Price increases to $50 beginning November 3, 2026.

Includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A.

Free for Litfield members.

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.

Make time for your poetry, in community.

Join us for four sessions featuring recorded teaching from Danusha Laméris, followed in each session by facilitated writing or discussion, plus a live Q&A with Danusha on Monday, December 7, 2026.

Early bird price: $35 through November 2, 2026. Price increases to $50 beginning November 3, 2026.

Includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A.

Free for Litfield members.

Join the Series

What past students say of Danusha's teaching

“At a time when I have been really busy, Litfield has given me a steady connection to poetry and to Danusha’s warm, uplifting, and excellent teaching.”

— Christine Osvald-Mruz

 

“Danusha, your close reading of poems elates my muse and awakens my curiosity. Temporary Kingdoms and Litfield are such gifts.”

— Kimberly Satterfield

 

“I’ve learned so much from the craft talks and workshops with Danusha. They’ve given me the opportunity to look at my writing through different lenses and inspired me to approach my material in fresh, new ways.”

— Margo Fowkes

Make time for your poetry, in community.

Join us for four sessions featuring recorded teaching from Danusha Laméris, followed in each session by facilitated writing or discussion, plus a live Q&A with Danusha on Monday, December 7, 2026.

Early bird price: $35 through November 2, 2026. Price increases to $50 beginning November 3, 2026.

Includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A.

Free for Litfield members.

Join the Series

Litfield members register free from the member area

If you're a Litfield member, log in and register from the member area to join at no cost.

Each of the four sessions includes recorded teaching from Danusha Laméris followed by facilitated writing or discussion. Danusha then leads a live Q&A on Monday, December 7, 2026, from 5–6 p.m. Pacific Time. Early bird price: $35 through November 2, 2026. Price increases to $50 beginning November 3, 2026. Includes all four guided writing sessions and the live Q&A. Free for Litfield members.

If you're interested in learning more about the Litfield community — with access to 5 live events per month, guest poets, Danusha's webinars, and a growing archive of craft talks and guest readings — visit the Litfield Community page.

Recordings remain available for 30 days after the series.