The goals of the program include guiding students throughout the process of crafting creative work?from generation to revision?and presenting students with opportunities to interpret and respond to a variety of poetic situations. The program promotes contemplative practice to develop students? insight regarding their academic and creative work, as well as their overall well-being, and encourages students to evaluate their own assumptions and the assumptions of the discourse community through critical and creative engagement with a diversity of values. Finally, the program prepares students for potential careers as artists and thinkers by exposing them to professionals in the field and offering them guidance toward envisioning and meeting their goals.