Mohr Visiting Poets

Each year, the Creative Writing Program welcomes a distinguished poet to teach a Stanford writing seminar to undergraduates. These unique classes are kept small--limited to no more than 15 students--and they focus on a subject of the writer’s expertise and choosing. The writer also holds a public reading and discussion.

For dates, times, and locations of their scheduled readings, visit our Events page. These seminars are made possible with the generous support of Lawrence and Nancy Mohr.

English 192V The Occasions of Poetry: The Historic Hinge - Winter 2022

The poet will learn how to use historical material in their writing. We will explore the history of Self (biography), the history of Location, the history of Event, and the History of the Apocryphal (rumors). We will workshop three poets each class, and, over the course of the semester, we will read and discuss four books as models for the poem you’ll be writing.

Enrollment in the Winter Quarter course is through the Course Preference Form.

2021

A. Van Jordan

Visiting Professor, Creative Writing