You wrote poems all April long. Now what?
Refold: 6 Weeks of Editing in Community
Tuesdays, May 26-June 30, 2026, 5-7:30 pm PDT
Refold: 6 Weeks of Editing in Community
Refold is a six-week poetry editing workshop, led by Tristan Richards (me!). Each week, we'll connect for 2.5 hours on Zoom to learn new editing techniques, give each other feedback, and polish our poems to their best possible versions. At the end of the workshop, we'll share our newly edited work with the public in the Refold Showcase!
Many Refold workshop members participated in Unfold, 30 days of writing workshops in April (celebrating National Poetry Writing Month). However, you can join Refold whether or not you participated in Unfold! Come with your freshly drafted 30 poems or any other stack of poems you'd like to refine.
How many times have you written a poem, only for it to collect metaphorical dust, forgotten in the depths of your Google Drive? Refold can help! Shake out those old drafts and let's help them shine instead.
In 2026, we’ll meet on Tuesdays, 5-7:30 pm PDT, May 26-June 30. Workshops will be recorded.
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2026 Pricing: $333 USD
Your membership includes:
6 weeks of live poetry editing workshops (Zoom links emailed to you each day)
Refold Showcase: Invitation to participate in a live public reading
Feedback from your cohort on up to 6 poems (1 per week and a fishbowl editing session)
Several guided poetry editing exercises each week
Space to parse through all of your NaPoWriMo drafts (or any other stack of poems you're working on)
Refold member mail :)
Accountability for your personal writing goals
Community building with other poets
Tons of support from your new personal cheerleader
Payment plans are available. Please email unfoldwriting@gmail.com before registering for information on how to set this up!
Typical Workshop Structure (Beginner & Advanced Cohorts)
Check in & introductions
Warm up exercise
Editing conversation 1
Editing exercise 1
Fishbowl editing 1
Editing conversation 2
Editing exercise 2
Fishbowl editing 2
Editing exercise 3
Fishbowl editing 3
Announcements & wrap up
You will also have some asynchronous homework between classes, including giving your cohort-mates feedback and working with feedback on your own poems.
Zoom links are emailed to participants the day of the workshop and provided in a Heartbeat app course with all other course materials.
2026 Calendar
Schedule: Tuesdays, 5-7:30 pm PDT, May 26 - June 30
Workshop Outline
Week 1: Assessing Your Poems
Week 2: Identify & Ask For What You Want
Week 3: World of the Poem
Week 4: Specific = Universal
Week 5: Bringing the Poem to Life
Week 6: Eyes on the Prize
Refold Showcase
Each week you will:
Share a poem for feedback from your cohort-mates
Give feedback to several other poets
Work with the entire cohort to fishbowl-edit three poems
Edit your own poems based on feedback and workshop activities
Discuss editing techniques and poetic devices with your cohort
Practice revising your poetry through in-workshop activities
Testimonials
"Tristan is an engaged and thoughtful editor who provided me with line-by-line edits on a grad school application packet. She was easy to communicate with and prepared for each of our meetings. We were able to look at each poem individually and consider the strengths and weaknesses of the writing. She offered commentary on voice, characters, line breaks, diction, concept, and form. I genuinely felt that she was invested in my application, and was cheering for me to succeed. Tristan showed respect for the work I produced and a reverence for decisions about the work ultimately being up to me. She wasn’t afraid to be honest with me about the things I got hung up on as a writer. Because of her editing skills, I feel confident in submitting my application."
- Sara Beth
"Having Tristan as an editor is like combining your own personal cheerleader with your favorite college professor (the one who would challenge you because they believed in your potential). She is insightful and supportive, highlighting the strengths of your work while identifying opportunities to make it sing even more beautifully. 10/10!"
- Lisa