According to Leo Tolstoy: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This suggests that to write about happiness is to generalize, thus losing identity. But certain contemporary poets are flying in the face of this statement (that can read more like advice for poets).

We’ll look at some poems by Ross Gay and Aimee Nezhukumatathil and take a look at the 50 happiest words and see what we can do about generating some joy and some new poems! Leave with new poems and some joyful prompts to take home. All levels welcome. Registration Required