The Poetry School

THE POETRY SCHOOL is the UK's largest provider of poetry education, providing inspiring tuition and ways to share work with other supportive poets.

We make poetry happen.

Upcoming Highlights

A selection of Courses & Workshops we're running soon

£35.00 *

Tutor: Rishi Dastidar

The Minimum Viable Poem

Explore the big world of small poems with Rishi Dastidar

Start Date: July 24, 2017 10:30
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

£35.00 *

Tutor: Penelope Shuttle

Bird in the Hand: Proverbial

Explore the condensed and memorable phrases of proverbs with Penelope Shuttle and learn how these can open doors into new writing.

Start Date: July 25, 2017 14:00
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

£35.00 *

Tutor: Raymond Antrobus

Image & Narrative

In this workshop with Raymond Antrobus, learn how the use of image can expand your poems into other, wide-ranging narratives.

Start Date: July 26, 2017 10:30
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

£35.00 *

Tutor: Rachel Long

The Berlin Lens

Experiment with economy, pace and collage to explore themes of loneliness, domesticity and the female lived experience with Rachel Long.

Start Date: July 26, 2017 14:00
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

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Recent Blog Updates

Articles, Poems, Tips & Advice from our Staff and Campus Community.

‘The Tryst’

She sits in the park pulling petals off a daisy will he maybe you cunt she thinks you cunt

Posted in Poems 2 days ago by

Margot Myers

Stand-up Poetry Studio: Uncovering a Way Between Speech and Song

The first time I remember wanting to be a poet — I mean, trying to figure out what I could do next in order to immediately start becoming one — was when I saw Philip Levine read at Boston University in 1994. Between one poem about the power dying in the steel mill where he…

Posted in Courses 2 days ago by

Eric Berlin

20% off PBS Memberships for Poetry School Students!

We are delighted to announce that we have renewed our partnership with the Poetry Book Society, allowing all Autumn 2017 students 20% off all levels of Poetry Book Society membership (charter, associate and full). Set up by T S Eliot and friends in 1953 ‘to propagate the art of poetry’, the Poetry Book Society is a unique poetry society, providing…

Posted in News 1 week ago by

The Poetry School

Summer School Mini-Interview Chain: Rachel Long interviews Jane Yeh

For the final link of our Summer School mini-interview chain, Rachel Long’s questions are answered by Jane Yeh, tutor of Writing a Flat-Pack Poem. Rachel: How do you want people to read your poems? Jane: It’s amazing to know that people read one’s poems at all, so first I’m just excited at the prospect! I hope that…

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by

AliLewis

Summer School Mini-Interview Chain: Rishi Dastidar interviews Rachel Long

In this third instalment of our Summer School Mini-Interview Chain, Rishi Dastidar ‘interviews’ Rachel Long, tutor of our upcoming course, The Berlin Lens. Rishi did not know who he was interviewing, and Rachel didn’t know who she was being interviewed by! Rishi: What’s the book you re-read or re-visit the most? Rachel: Ten: The New Wave The Complete…

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by

AliLewis

Hire our London Venue MORE INFO & BOOKINGS

If you are looking for a venue to facilitate your own teaching, workshops, meetings or other gatherings, the Poetry School has three flexible spaces for hire at very affordable rates. Rooms are available most weekdays and some weekends.

Situated on Lambeth Walk, the Poetry School is located in a central and convenient area for public transport and is within walking distance of several tube stations including Waterloo.

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