Zach Savich

Biography

Zach Savich is the author of nine books of poetry and prose, including a memoir, Diving Makes the Water Deep, and, most recently, the poetry collection Momently (Black Ocean, 2024). His work has received the Iowa Poetry Prize, the Colorado Prize for Poetry, the Cleveland State University Poetry Center’s Open Award, Omindawn Publishing’s Chapbook Award, as well as recognition from the Poetry Society of America. He has worked as an editor and manuscript consultant on many projects. He is currently co-editor of Rescue Press's Open Prose Series. Savich teaches at the Cleveland Institute of Art and in the University of the Arts' PhD in Creativity. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. 

Events

Zach Savich

Finding Your Voices: Helping Your Writing Talk (And Listen)

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A writer’s voice may be the most vital part of style—and the most mysterious. In this workshop, we’ll explore the formal building blocks of voice (syntax, diction, point of view) and aspects that are more nebulous (tone, implication, patterns of thinking). We’ll consider questions such as: How can...
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Ditties and Frolics and Aches: Poetry and Song

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This workshop focuses on forms of song in poetry. How can we create a sense of melody from nothing but words on a page? How can a poem cause us to clap and sway and tap our toes in time? We’ll experiment with techniques inspired by recent and ancient examples, from many traditions, as we work to...
Zach Savich