TESTIMONIALS
“I want you to know that I hold you in high esteem as the BEST poetry teacher I have studied with. Your ability to present poetic history and styles, and then encourage us to write a poem in that style was invaluable. Your love of poetry and ability to inspire and encourage writers is a gift I treasure.”
— Ruth
“ I have taken a number of poetry workshops with John Victor Anderson in the last year or so. I’m an 83 year old psychiatrist who has attempted to write poetry on and off, over the last 30 years. I was frankly amazed at how much I learned in the workshops I took part in. He is an excellent poetry teacher. He is also, in my view, an excellent poet. He respects his students and asks for kindness in our critiques of others. I learned a great deal about different poetic styles. His knowledge base is huge and he could seem to pull so much information out of the air as he teaches. I thought I had no interest in old formal poetry but I was wrong. It’s because of John that I continue to write. One couldn’t ask for a better teacher.”
— Joan
“Our group came from many experience levels, yet John created an atmosphere where we soon felt comfortable to explore our different voices without stress or pressure. John directed us and taught us to critique each other thoughtfully with kindness. I learned new, and relearned old, precepts that have vastly enriched my work as well as my joy in creating poems.”
—Linda
“I enrolled in five of John's poetry workshops. I enjoyed each workshop; however my favorite was Poetic Sensibilities. This workshop was a challenge because this was my first venture in consciously writing a poem that included an element of scent, taste, hearing or touch. What a blast! I also enjoyed the feedback and suggestions John made regarding my poems and the interaction with my classmates. I’ve completed the workshops are over but I continue sharing my poems with those classmates.”
— Judy
“Lots of people teach; few are actually teachers. I celebrate you as a teacher. For years I have been baffled by form and meter and just left it in the dust. Last week the light began to come on. Thank you for your clarity, and your heart which truly seems to care if we get this. I am excited about the opportunity.”