Since 2012, The Poetry Salon has grown in size, service and reputation. From assisting more than 100 of Los Angeles’ writers in refining their work and getting it published, to inspiring new artists to find their voice. It is a thriving organization where writers can choose between one-day writing workshops, online e-classes, in-depth craft classes, and creativity workshops for leaders and teams. Participants showcase their work four times a year at cumulative class readings, and many members of The Poetry Salon have gone on to win awards, and even teach creative writing classes of their very own.
"I so appreciate Tresha's classes, and how much my work is growing in them. And god knows if I'd be able to write a thing without Tresha’s prompts!"
- Deborah Franco
TRESHA FAYE HAEFNER is an award-winning author, creativity coach and speaker. One of the few people to hold a master’s degree in humanistic psychology, with a specialization in creativity studies, Tresha uses research-based methods to help others develop their most authentic creative abilities, both for the sake of artistic expression, and personal well-being.
Tresha has been an active member and teacher at California Poets in the Schools, helped to curate the CPITS Anthology of Lesson Plans, Poetry Crossing, and has been a grant recipient through the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Artist-In-Residence program.
Tresha has studied with innovative poets such as Kim Addonizio, Sally Ashton, Ellen Bass, Gabrielle Calvacoressi, Brendan Constantine, Matthew Dickman, Jack Grapes, Suzanne Lummis, Eloise Klein Healy, Naomi Shihab-Nye, and founder of the Poetry Depths Mystery School, Kim Rosen. Currently Tresha lives in Los Angeles with her husband Allen Rubinstein and two very cute kittens. She often tells her classes that she began writing only so she could have the credentials to teach workshops to other innovative writers and poets.