During this time of social distancing, write alone–with others! Join Kate Asche for online writing and sharing sessions. Suggested donation is $20 per week (50% off Kate’s regular workshop rate) via PayPal to asche (dot) kate (at) gmail (dot) com; for every single donation $20 and over, Kate will donate […]

Come out to SPC Monday night, May 13, to hear new work by Kate’s 2018-19 workshop members!   Monday, May 13, 7:30 pm Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th St followed by Open Mic   Over a period of eight months this past year, Kate Asche led a group of women […]

Dear Writers, Welcome to the spring installment of my annual regional conferences and workshops list! The permanent (date-less) list lives over at my Resources page, so do bookmark that, as well as use it to mark your calendar for items to check back on, as it contains events not listed […]

Join Kate for a one-day workshop on Saturday, 12/1 Take a daylong deep dive into the art and process of poetry translation, and see how exploring translation energizes your own practice of writing—whether or not you, yourself, perform translation work. Before the class meeting, we will read selections from the […]

In this essay, I explore how experiencing another art form informs me as a writer and reader of poetry. If you like what you read here, you’ll love the interdisciplinary workshops I am offering in conjunction with the Crocker Art Museum this fall. Head over to Workshops to learn more […]

Hello Friends! I hope you’re keeping cool on these long, hot summer days–and reading and writing! Or maybe resting? I personally took a break from my creative activities for a couple of months, for some much needed rest and refocusing after a very productive year for me, writing-wise. I normally […]

Dear Writers, Welcome to the spring installment of my annual regional conferences and workshops list! The permanent (date-less) list lives over at my Resources page, so do bookmark that, as well as use it to mark your calendar for items to check back on, as it contains events not listed […]

Happy New Year, Friends! I am so pleased to share with you some lovely news–Paco Marquez is in town from NYC to celebrate the launch of his first chapbook collection, Portraits in G Minor (Folded Word Press, 2017)! Paco is an alumnus of my writing workshops who left Sacramento some […]

Over a period of eight months in 2016-17, Kate Asche led a group of women poets on a transformational journey into the art of poetry collection-making. These poets (including Kate) collected their poems into chapbook/book manuscripts and shared these collections for extensive workshop feedback, which led to revision across poems […]

The Napa Valley Writers’ Conference of July 2017 was a fantastic six days of writing, learning, and working (and yes, drinking wine!) in community with dozens of amazing writers. Here, I share a bit of the participant experience, including notes from the poetry craft talks (many of which will be […]