To ensure an intimate experience, workshop slots are extremely limited.

Registration for the 2024 Conference (August 16-18, 2024) at the Frost Farm in Derry, NH, is now open. Click on the button below to register.

 

An all-inclusive event:

  • A choice of one of five workshops on various aspects of metrical poetry, including a Master class

  • One-on-one meeting with your instructor, who will provide personalized input on your poems (submitted in advance)

  • Keynote speaker: Mike Juster

  • Poet in Residence, TBD, will be available for individual critiques throughout the conference

  • Readings by the Frost Farm Prize Winner and distinguished faculty

  • Opportunity to read at the historic Frost Farm during one of our participant readings

  • Delicious Friday night Welcome Reception on Frost Farm grounds

  • Breakfast and lunch (Saturday and Sunday) and Saturday night dinner at a local restaurant

  • Networking and encouragement in a convivial setting with other poetry lovers

Through generous support, this special weekend has been modestly priced for all participants at only $450, which includes all instruction and meals, including two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners. To ensure quality instructor-student interaction and the fostering of a poetry community the conferences is small by design. Because of our affordable pricing and limited enrollment, we anticipate reaching capacity quickly. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register electronically, simply click the button below and follow the instructions. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and PayPal. All transactions will be completed and secured through PayPal, which accepts payments from a host of countries and will convert currencies into USDs. (You do not need a PayPal account, just one of the credit cards listed.)

For those who do not want to register electronically, we will accept payment by check.  (Must be drawn on US banks.) Please make check payable to "Hyla Brook Poets" - also, write your phone number on the check. IMPORTANT, if you are paying by check, you must email us at hylabrookpoets@gmail.com with your top three choices for courses and your name, phone and address.  Type "Frost Farm Conference" in the subject Line.

Send checks to:
Robert Crawford
Frost Farm Conference
280 Candia Rd.
Chester, NH 03036


One-on-one Meeting  Attendees

If you would like specific individual feedback from your instructor on your poetry, submit up to three poems in advance. You can email poems (.pdf, .docx, .doc, .rtf formats, please) to hylabrookpoets@gmail.com.  Please be sure to type "Feedback" in the subject line and your name on each poem.

Poet in Residence Individual Critiques

Our Poet in Residence will be available on Saturday and Sunday for additional individual critiques. Sign-up will be at the conference.

 

 
 

Sponsored by the Trustees of the Robert Frost Farm and the Hyla Brook Poets