About the instructor: Shane Morin as the 2025-2027 Dover Literary Laureate. Shane holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in English Literature and English Studies from the University of New Hampshire and is pursuing a degree in Master of Fine Arts: Poetry and Pedagogy, Solstice MFA, Lasell University. Mr. Morin partnered with Loretta Tower in launching the Music and Poetry Open Mic at Auspicious Brew in Dover, and as the creator of The Poet’s Corner, has held monthly workshops at Milk Street Studios in Dover. In the greater Seacoast, Shane is a longtime member of the Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program having served a co-chair and is a committed member of Beat Night events at the Press Room. He is a published writer in both poetry and essays. A resident of Dover, Shane works for the Strafford County Registry of Deeds.