National Poetry Writing Month 2026 is upon us! You might already have a hoard of prompts to keep you writing your daily poems all month. But in case you need a little extra motivation or accountability, I’ve curated a list of multi-session workshops happening in April, including a couple of 30-day workshops.

Happy writing!

Upcoming Multi-Session Workshops

April Poetry Challenge: 30 Poems in 30 Days via Hollie Hardy

• April 1 - 30
• Cost: $125
• NOTE: This is an asynchronous workshop with 2 live sessions to kick off and end the month.

Unfold: 30 Poems in 30 Days (30 sessions) with Tristan Richards + 7 guest hosts throughout the month

• April 1 - 30 (daily meeting times vary; see above site for schedule)
• Cost: $400 for Month Pass; $200 for asynchronous version; $35 for a day pass (day pass bundles also available)

Make Time: Meditation Writing (5 sessions) with Emily Brandt

• April 1 - 29 (Wendesdays) @ 10 - 11 AM (ET)
• Cost: $100-$250 (sliding scale)

The Joy of Ekphrasis (4 sessions) with Lorette C. Luzajic via Litro Magazine

• April 9 - 30 (Thursdays) @ 12 - 1:15 PM (ET)
• Cost: $125
• NOTE: Limited to 15 participants.

Bonus: Single-Session Workshops in April

Writing About the Dead and the Dying with M. Mick Powell via Nebraska Poetry Society

• April 11 @ 10 - 11:30 AM (CT)
• Cost: $40

Mastering the Tanka Poetic Form with John Sibley Williams

• April 15 @ 3 - 5 PM (PT)
• Cost: $35 (or $15 for handout & recording only)

Leda and the Swan: Art, Myth, Poetry via The Ekphrastic Review

• April 16 @ 4 - 6 PM (ET)
• Cost: $40 CAD / $29 USD

Poems of Tenderness & Fire with Chen Chen via Only Poems

• April 25 @ 12 - 2 PM (ET)
• Cost: $90

Writing Our Rage with Danielle Coffyn

• April 26 @ 11 AM - 12:30 PM (CT)
• Cost: $25 (50% of proceeds will be donated to The National Sexual Violence Resource Center)

Abracadabra! The Poem as Prayer & Conjuring with Natasha Oladokun via Writing Co-Lab

• April 28 @ 7 - 8:30 PM (ET)
• Cost: $70
• NOTE: Limited to 20 participants.