Performing Arts Houston & Inprint Writing Workouts
Turn inspiration to expression
Performing Arts Houston & Inprint Writing Workouts, taught by acclaimed local writers and poets, are engaging writing workshops that draw creative energy from select Performing Arts Houston events.
Recommended for ages 18 and above. Registration and attendance may include one ticket to the corresponding mainstage performance.
What Feeds a Poem
September 27, 2025
Saturday, 2 PM
Inprint House
Taking a page from Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, explore the ingredients of poetry with Pushcart Prize-nominated poet Karen Zheng.
Following Their Footsteps
November 1, 2025
Location and time to be announced
Houston Poet Laureate Aris Kian leads an exploration of Ekphrastic poetry inspired by Step Afrika!’s The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence.
Completing the Mind
April 11, 2025
Saturday, 2 PM
Inprint House
Examine the role of science in storytelling with McGovern Medical School Writer in Residence Pritha Bhattacharyya.
Registration opens Feb 3
Let the Words Dance
May 30, 2026
Saturday, 2 PM
Inprint House
Poetry in the spirit of Leonard Cohen with poet and yoga instructor Maria Hiers.
Registration opens Apr 7
ABOUT INPRINT
By fostering the art of creative writing, Inprint’s mission is to inspire readers and writers in Houston and beyond. Inprint envisions Houston, Texas as a city where the literary arts are a defining resource. Thanks in large part to Inprint’s programs, Houston is a vibrant community of creative writers and readers, rich with workshops, readings, and other kinds of literary activity. Writers from all backgrounds delight in coming to Houston to read, teach, and study creative writing. Thousands of Houstonians, recognizing the value and impact of the written word, join in Inprint programs to write, read, and support the literary arts. The community is enriched by some of the nation’s top emerging writers, who study at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program and teach at Inprint and various local community centers, schools, and universities. Learn more.
Writing Workouts Created in Partnership with
