Join us on Thursday, May 21st 2026, at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with writer Cathrine Schmid! This workshop is held in partnership with Strathmore.
Every poem, regardless of its subject, is also a letter to its reader. In this craft workshop, we will examine how poets court their readers, then draft our own works, written with the explicit knowledge that someone else in the room will give our words voice.
This workshop will be recorded and a link to the recorded version is available for registered participants only. The recorded version is edited for participant privacy and focuses on the instructor’s lessons. Our partners at Strathmore want these workshops to be as accessible as possible, so they are priced as “pay what you can.” You will be prompted to enter an amount of your choice when you register. (If you are registering for free, please enter $0.) If you are able to pay for these workshops, every dollar goes to support Strathmore’s education programs.
NOTE: This is a fully online event. When you register, your ticket email from tickets@strathmore.org will include a seat number but remember that this is a virtual-only experience. The workshop takes place on Zoom, and you’ll receive the access link via email from strathmore@strathmore.org at approximately 4 PM Eastern Time on the day of the event. Click to view samples of the ticket email and the zoom link email for Strathmore events.
About the Facilitator
Cathrine Schmid spent twenty years in uniform learning to serve, to lead, and to endure, until the institution that shaped her to decide she no longer fit its mold. Now she writes from the no-man’s-land between belonging and exile, between the discipline of the Army and the ambiguity of civilian life. A trans, bi, Humanist veteran, she remains haunted by the promise that the Army would give her purpose, and still stubborn enough to build meaning anyway. She is the co-author and a contributing voice to the forthcoming anthology Out and Out, a collection of creative works exploring the experiences of queer Veterans and Service Members. Connect with the artist on Blue Sky.
This program is made possible in part through the Regional Arts Discretionary Fund of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the Wallace Foundation.
