Writers for Readers

Come enjoy reading and analyzing scary stories. This class focuses on several short stories of the horror genre and includes a short in-class writing segment to emulate what we read. This class is taught by a graduate student in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing....

The genre of horror has been used to reflect society’s anxieties at the time the story was written. From ghosts to vampires, all literary monsters have an underlying meaning that expresses or challenges fears. In this class, learn how to take your fears and worries and turn them into something that you can defeat....

When people think of poetry, simple rhyming schemes come to mind, but poetry can be so much more than that. This class delves into experimental forms of poetry. Types explored include: Free verse Picture poems Found poetry One-line poems This class is taug...