Thomas Centollela, author of Almost Human (Tupelo Press, 2017), winner of the Dorset Prize, will lead a one-day poetry intensive. Centelolla is the author of three previous books: American Book Award-winner, Terra Firma (Copper Canyon, 1990), California Book Award-winner Lights & Mysteries (Copper Canyon, 1995), and Views from along the Middle Way (Copper Canyon, 2002). He lives in San Francisco and has taught literature and creative writing at numerous locations including San Francisco State University.