Do you have a project you want to begin, a creative spark to fan, or a practice you'd like to nurture? Get caring, playful and wise guidance. While you steer your process, I'll offer navigation, invitations, encouragement and resources. Together, we'll find out what's possible.
Words from those I've served
"Daniel Ari is a superb poet. Lucky for me, he was a fantastic mentor as well. Imagine my delight on discovering one of his articles in Poet's Market and actually being able to contact him. As my mentor, he never failed to dive deep into everything I sent him. He was consistently positive with constructive criticism. As a result of my work with Daniel, I got more of my poetry accepted into journals"
—KD Rose
—KD Rose
"Daniel helped me deepen my relation with my work and find my voice in his Sunday writing group. His groups were engaging and always filled with mutual respect and the good spirit of taking a leap into our unexplored places!" —Bruce Lipton
"Daniel is a thoughtful mentor, a gleeful experimenter with poetic form and language, and an unbridled lover of the well-placed word. His passion, insight, and productivity are a source of warm inspiration and encouragement." —David Brehemer
"Dynamite writing jam. I have never seen a participant leave without having written a poem." —James Wheeler
Daniel has a lovely combination of knowledge about writing and playfulness that allows him to create a space where I find it easy to let my creativity flow in new ways." --Karin Fisher-Golton
Natasha & Daniel
"Daniel Ari is an excellent poet and lives the poet's life, constantly writing, redefining and refining his craft. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of traditional poetic forms and uses it in his own contemporary work and is able to teach this skill set in a participatory and collaborative way."
--Natasha Dennerstein
--Natasha Dennerstein
"Daniel is a wonderful teacher. He gets your head moving in a very deft manner."
—Britt Peter
Ciera Jevea-Gordon, Daniel Ari, and Rob Lipton, Richmond poets laureate 2016-2018
"In his workshops, Daniel simply gets you to write. He does this through thoughtful and creative prompts and an inclusive and welcoming environment that encourages you to participate. He has a deep understanding of poetry yet he wears this lightly as he gets you to put pen to paper. In this regard, I have written poems in Daniel's workshop that were subsequently published." —Rob Lipton