2025 Class Schedule
“Generous in praise, incisive in criticism, and always exquisitely attuned to what each student needs, Hermine Meinhard is the rarest of teachers. Arrive with any background or no background at all; Hermine will meet you where you are and take you with her – joyfully – to the next level and the one beyond that. She is a wizard. Her classroom is a magical place.”
— Laura G., NYC
PERSONAL TUTORING
for any writing project, creative or expository
(no project too large or small!)
Hourly rate: $100/hr
or fee to be discussed per project
Private Winter Poetry
Group Class via Zoom
Wednesdays, 4 sessions
Jan. 8 - 29, 2025; 7 - 9:30 p.m.
Cost $150
Celebrate the senses, beauty, the aliveness of language on these four winter nights. Read a different poet every week and draw on art, music, objects, memory, and evocative language to write your new poems.
Private February Poetry
Group Class via Zoom
Wednesdays, 4 sessions
Feb. 5 - 26, 2025; 7 - 9:30 p.m.
Cost $150
Celebrate the senses, beauty, the aliveness of language on these four February nights. Read a different poet every week and draw on art, music, objects, memory and evocative language to write your new poems.
The Magic of Images
via Zoom
hosted by NYWW & Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
A free, one-day workshop.
Thursday, March 6, 2025; 7 - 9 p.m.
Virtual. The magic of images is their capacity to hold feeling, and to connect us to individual moments. Tonight engage in playful exercises designed to help you discover images from your life that sustain you. And from these you will write a poem. No experience in poetry is needed but a desire to be in company, experiment, and learn.
Register with the button or by phone or email
646-505-5708
boxoffice@mmjccm.org
Poetry Heat: Writing & Craft via Zoom
hosted by NYWW & Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
This class generally runs fall, winter and spring.
Wednesdays, 8 sessions.
March 12 - May 7, 2025; 7 - 9 p.m. (No class April 16)
Virtual. Connect to language and experience in unexpected ways—write a new poem every week. Through playful exercises, drawing on memory, dream, art and objects, you will link to the vital, unconscious sources of your writing. Experiments with elements of craft, such as line, image and rhythm, will build your understanding of form. The class includes a one-hour private conference with the instructor. Multi-level. Beginners and experienced writers welcome. Class size is limited to 10.
Register with the button or by phone or email
646-505-5708
boxoffice@mmjccm.org
One-on-One Private Classes via Zoom
Individual one-hour class, $150
Package of five 1-hour classes: $500
Feel free to reach out to me with questions, to schedule a class or for payment options.
An excellent way to focus with me on writing new poems, revising, or developing a group of related poems or a chapbook.
“I have had the privilege of studying with Hermine in both her group classes and privately for almost ten years. Hermine teaches with grace, humility and soul. She listens deeply. Her patience and encouragement have helped me to develop and have confidence in my poetic voice. In her classes, she subtly creates an environment where the imagination thrives, becomes alert and fresh. I have benefited tremendously from studying with Hermine. I consider time with her a gift.”
— Anne D., NY
2024 Class Schedule
Private Spring Poetry Group Class via Zoom
Wednesdays, 4 sessions
May 29 - June 19, 2024; 7 - 9:30 p.m
Cost $150
Celebrate the senses, beauty, the aliveness of language on these four spring nights. Read a different poet every week and draw on art, music, objects, memory, and evocative language to write new poems.
Private Summer Poetry
Group Class via Zoom
Wednesdays, 4 sessions
July 10 - 31, 2024; 7 - 9:30 p.m
Cost $150
Celebrate the senses, beauty, the aliveness of language on these four summer nights. Read a different poet every week and draw on art, music, objects, memory, and evocative language to write new poems.
Private Fall Poetry
Group Class via Zoom
Wednesdays, 4 sessions
September 4 - September 25, 2024; 7 - 9:30 p.m
Cost $150
Celebrate the senses, beauty, the aliveness of language on these four fall nights. Read a different poet every week and draw on art, music, objects, memory, and evocative language to write new poems.
Private December Poetry Intensive
Group Class via Zoom
Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024
Sat., 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Sun., 1–4:30 p.m.
Cost $150
This intensive focuses on generating new poems, writing and shaping them on the page, with a strong intention to complete your new work. Experiment with innovative entryways into writing and with elements of craft, finding forms that support your poems’ meanings. You’ll share your poems and discoveries as part of Sunday’s class.
We’ll have lunch together via Zoom on Saturday so have your lunch at the ready.