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How I Did It: Forward Prizes – Jasmine Cooray on 'Inheritance'

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How to: Feedback, Originality & Ownership in Poetry Workshops

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How I Did It: Forward Prizes – Marjorie Lotfi on 'The Wrong Person to Ask'

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Summit: A Poetry School Festival

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Ben, is that you? Sim Pereira-Madder reviews 'The Lights' by Ben Lerner

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How I Did It: Forward Prizes – Kelly Michels on 'American Anthem' 

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Open Call: Poetry School Commission – The Verve Performance Lecture

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How I Did It: Forward Prizes – Charlotte Shevchenko Knight on 'Food for the Dead'

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How to: Taking Criticism Well 

Expert Poetry Tutor Natalie Whittaker’s guide on receiving criticism constructively!

Posted in Blog 6 days ago by Natalie Whittaker
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‘Whose Story is it Anyway?’ Exploring Unreliable Narration with Elspeth Wilson

Expert Poetry Tutor Elspeth Wilson discusses narration and masking in your poetry

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How to: Poetry Writing Tips for Beginners

Expert Poetry Tutor Dr Becky Varley-Winter offers priceless pointers for new poets!

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How I Did It: Forward Prizes – Charlotte Shevchenko Knight on ‘Food for the Dead’

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2024 ’How I Did It’ series. This year we asked poets shortlisted for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection to write about the inspiration behind one of the poems from their chosen collection. Here’s Charlotte Shevchenko Knight on what inspired her to write the poem ‘life & no escape’ in Food for…

Posted in Blog 2 weeks ago by Charlotte Shevchenko Knight
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How I Did It: Forward Prizes – Marjorie Lotfi on ‘The Wrong Person to Ask’

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2024 ’How I Did It’ series. This year we asked poets shortlisted for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection to write about the inspiration behind one of the poems from their chosen collection. Here’s Marjorie Lotfi on what inspired her to write the poem ‘Picture of Girl and Small Boy’ in…

Posted in Blog 2 weeks ago by Marjorie Lotfi
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