"ANNIE Is The Teacher THAT Many of Us Yearn For . . ."
Annie Finch shares her poetic wisdom and skill across the US and abroad, embodying the ancient role of poet as wordcrafter, spellcaster, healer, teacher, sage. Annie’s teachings on meters, matriarchy, and magic speak to poets, poetry lovers, and all seekers of the wordless wisdom that the deepest mysteries of poetry offer us.
Venues where Annie has taught, spoken, and performed include: Poets House, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, London Poetry School, University of California at Berkeley, Harvard University, Notre Dame University, Himalayan Writing Retreats, University of Delhi, Oxford University, Toronto University.
what ANNIE'S STUDENTS are saying . . .
“Annie Finch taught me to discover the music in my own body. . . I have never encountered again anyone so unflinchingly passionate about the art of poetry and so dedicated to its potential. My confidence on the page and my
continuing joy in the possibilities of the written line can be traced to the moment I found Annie Finch and said “Teach me to listen.”
— Patricia Smith, author of Blood Dazzler, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner
“Thank you so much for such a beautiful mind and spirit-expanding experience. I will carry the tools you have given me in my chest of magic moving forward.”
—Maria Garcia Teusch, author of The Swans of Berlin (Brooklyn Poets)
“These classes are so intense and rewarding . . .Your teaching is blowing my mind. . . . working this way allows me to grow inside.”
—Richelle Lee Slota, author of Letters to My Dead Name (The Formal Feeling Workshop)
“An amazing class! I felt like I came in off the side of the road and onto “the path.””
—Sapphire, author of Precious and The Kid
“Annie embodies the poet-priestess lineage of Enheduenna. . .We experienced the rhythms of language in the body, and allowed words to arise and flow into those rhythms. To do so is a radical act.”
Garuda (Meter Magic Gathering)
“Annie Finch’s class was a complete revelation!”
—Richard (London Poetry School)
“Annie is the teacher that many of us yearn for, and some are lucky enough to work with. There is such a need for her earth and heart based teachings.”
—Monique (Casting the Spells of Your Life Retreat)
