Sarah offers workshops for all ages and abilities: from K-12 through adults, from novice to expert. The following are recent offerings.
Check back here for upcoming events or contact Sarah to host one of these workshops for your writing community.
“It was a great framework for thinking about this subject matter… and was really generative for me. Sarah is always so prepared for her classes! I enjoy her thoroughness, knowledge of the subject, and way she conducts classes on Zoom.” -workshop participant
“The resources, the poems she shared, and the distinct writing prompts were extremely helpful in coming up with the start of 2 poems. This workshop and Sarah were fantastic. I truly enjoyed it and it got the creative juices flowing!” -workshop participant
Modern Myth-Making Through Poetry
October 10, 2026 / 11:00 am-1:00 pm / Online through The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Turn ordinary life into legend. In this generative workshop, we’ll remake and rewrite folktales as poetry, giving contemporary experiences (grief, work, love, place) a modern mythic frame. Participants will draft myth-based poems and leave with prompts, a list of writing moves, and a reading list for further exploration.
The Answer in the Form of a Question: The Poetry of Asking
May 9, 2026 / 11:00 am-12:30 pm / In person at South Central Regional Library, Louisville, KY
Poets often begin with curiosity. In this adult writing workshop, participants will explore how questions can shape poems. After reading examples of poems of inquiry and wondering, we will write our own poems using prompts that invite curiosity. The workshop also includes an open conversation with the poet where participants are welcome to ask anything about writing, revising, publishing, or building a creative practice.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Found Poetry
May 16, 2026 / 11:00 am-12:30 pm / In person at South Central Regional Library, Louisville, KY
We often teach writers of all abilities to “write what you know.” In Sarah McCartt-Jackson’s case, she writes of the places she knows. In this talk, she reads from her newest books, highlighting how she uses poetry and place to explore deeper truths about people, history, wilderness, home, and cultural and physical landscapes in her poetry. McCartt-Jackson encourages audiences to experience place through sensory-based approaches, and discusses how to incorporate a rooted awareness of place into creative expression.
Woven Voices: Collaborative Poetry
May 30, 2026 / 11:00 am-12:30 pm / In person at South Central Regional Library, Louisville, KY
In this hands-on collaborative poetry workshop, participants explore several ways of writing with and beside others. Through generative, community exercises, writers practice listening, linking, shifting, surprise, and trust. Each participant generates new lines or drafts and considers how a poem can hold many voices. Each contribution becomes part of a growing collective piece.
“Sarah led a thoughtful and engaging class! Loved the resources shared, writing prompts, and group discussion.” – workshop participant
