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Read testimonials from students who've previously worked with Justin 

 “Justin's workshop, first and foremost, is centered on exploring the strangeness of poetry. As a teacher, he tries to find poetry's ‘shape’ in each writer and help bring their vision to the surface. His practical knowledge, class readings, and direct (and kindly given) feedback helped define my goals as a poet and generate new work. I am so, so happy that I took the plunge and signed-up for his workshop!”

 “Justin was the most important teacher in my early maturation as a poet. His classes demystified the exactitudes of craft—as an undergraduate I became comfortable with meter, rhyme, and line with Justin's guidance—while emphasizing audacity, play, and delight. I am particularly grateful that Justin exposed us to a number of craft essays—something I feel I missed out on in other writing classes. Justin was a great champion of my poems and went out of his way to find a home for the chapbook I wrote in his workshop. When I teach writing in the fall, much of my course will be based on what I experienced in Justin's classroom. Justin is deeply committed to the field of poetry and to the writing lives of his students.”  

 “I took a poetry workshop with Justin Jannise at Inprint. I have had 0 poetry training before this workshop. Justin did an wonderful job to introducing me to new poets, different styles of writing, and different ways of approaching my writing. Through structured workshopping of pieces by my peers and published peers, Justin showed his students the magic of poetry. Above all, thanks to Justin, my confidence in myself as a poet, as a creative has increased.”