It’s a New Year, 2026!
2026-01-24 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center, 500 Centerton Rd, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, United States
The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057

A new year heralds the promise of new opportunities. Here is a writing opportunity like no other: intriguing prompts, an encouraging cohort, a full day to devote to writing you’ve been wanting to finish or writing waiting for you begin.
Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

Don’t forget, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.
The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!
When: Saturday, January 24, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by 12/30/25 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

Come In From the Cold
2026-02-26
The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057

It might be cold outside but inside the Farmhouse writers— experienced or not— exude a warmth that wraps one another in safety, encouragement, and ultimately joy.

Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

Don’t forget, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.
The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!
When: Thursday, February 26, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by 2/5/26 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

Mud Season, Time to Get Out of the Rut
2026-03-19
SPECIAL FOR TEACHERS BUT NOT ONLY FOR TEACHERS!

The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057

Maybe you’re in a rut or maybe you just need a day to yourself to refresh your creative stance. Join other teachers who know how deep those trenches can be. Sharing some time in a welcoming Zen Wise environment might be the inspiration you need for yourself—and your students, because inspired teachers inspire students.
In this mud season workshop, we’ll dig deep… dig ourselves out of the muck that might be making writing a quagmire. Here in the Farmhouse are writers who extend a hand, lift each other up, help each other pull through.

Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

Don’t forget, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.
The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!
When: Thursday, March 19, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by 2/26/26 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

The Banquet Called April
2026-04-16 10:00 - 15:00
The title of this month’s workshop comes from a Diane Ackerman poem titled “Sweep Me Through Your Many-chambered Heart.” Whatever else the poem says (it says a lot), the phrase “the banquet called April” offers a wealth of inspiration for writing in the season that sets nature’s table with a lavish bounty of color and sound, scents and light. Who can resist writing in springtime?

Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

Don’t forget, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.

The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!

When: April 16, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by March 27, 2026 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

The Darling Buds of May
2026-05-14 10:00 - 15:00
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May…” is a line from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, which recognizes that the weather is precarious, as is life itself. This workshop offers prompts that give you the opportunity to write about the “rough winds” as well as those “darling buds.” Opportunity is the operative word here, because you are always welcome to work on and/or share anything your creative soul desires.

Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

Don’t forget, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.

The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!

When: May 14, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by April 23, 2026 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

Summer’s Lease
2026-06-18 10:00 - 15:00
Again (as in the May workshop), Will with his Sonnet 18: “And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” This workshop gives you a chance to write on the topic of brevity… of summer? of love? of that new car smell? of life? or its opposite, anything that is everlasting. As always, if those ideas don’t strike your writing fancy, bring what you have, write what you want. We are here to listen.

Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

Don’t forget, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.

The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!

When: June 18, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by May 28, 2026 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

White Heat in August
2026-08-05 10:00 - 15:00
White Heat—not the movie classic but a classic opportunity to write with intention and intensity. Whether you’re just beginning to get your thoughts on paper or you’re about to submit for publication (and maybe not for the first time), this August workshop will have you fired up with ideas and enthusiasm. Fresh prompts will banish fear of the blank page or screen, and a group of listeners will be ready to hear what you have, whether it’s a sketch done in the moment or a piece that’s been in a drawer or word doc for a while.

Here’s what to expect:

breath work and a brief intention-setting meditation
two prompts followed by two blocks of individual writing time
two optional sharing sessions

As always, if you are working on something and would like an intimate group of avid listeners to hear your words, feel free to bring your work in progress, your published poem, your memoir excerpt, whatever needs an appreciative ear.

The workshop is a bring-your-own-lunch. There is a refrigerator and microwave available to you. Coffee, tea, and light snacks will be provided. Please bring your own mug to help reduce the amount of trash generated.
No matter your writing goals, you will be right at home with others who come from all levels of experience, from diarists to dabblers to published authors. Join us!

When: August 5, 2026
10 am – 3 pm
Where: The Farmhouse at the Burlington County Agricultural Center
500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Cost: $95
Register by July 1, 2026 for a $10 discount.
ALL ZEN WISE WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN ONLY TO PARTICIPANTS 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.
