Writers Week Craft Talk | Brendan Constantine: Any Job Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Badly

Please join us for a Writer’s Week Craft Talk with special guest Brendan Constantine at the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program! This event is free and open to the public.
Brendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in many standards, including Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry, Tin House, Ploughshares, and Poem-a-Day. A popular performer, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe, also appearing on NPR’s All Things Considered, TED ED, numerous podcasts, and YouTube. He currently teaches at the Windward School, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Midnight Mission. Since 2017 he has been developing workshops for writers living with Aphasia and Traumatic Brain Injuries. His fifth collection of poems, The Opposites Game, is forthcoming 2026 from Red Hen Press.