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Nothing Beyond Routine Greatness: Speechwriting and Poetry

Tutor: Alex MacDonald
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What is Science Fiction Poetry?

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Poetry Playback: ‘The Perseverance' by Raymond Antrobus

Tutor: Raymond Antrobus

Review: 'Insistence' by Ailbhe Darcy

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Parasol Unit Workshop: 'Ugly Words' with Dean Atta

Tutor: Dean Atta

Interview with Mark Waldron

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Review: 'Their Lunar Language' by Charlotte Eichler

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Pub Chats: Verve Poetry Press

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Online Course

Family Politics

Tutor: Christina Thatcher
£109.00

Review: 'Working Class Voodoo' by Bobby Parker

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Come Back Early: Revisiting and Revising

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Review: 'I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE WENDING' by Wayne Holloway-Smith

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Creative Response Studio: Finding Our Why

Tutor: Victoria Adukwei Bulley
£79.00

'25 minutes on the elliptical'

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New North Poets Mentoring Programme Open for Applications

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Family Politics

Tutor: Christina Thatcher
£109.00
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Poetry as a Witness (Birmingham)

Tutor: Roy Mcfarlane
£90.00

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Review: ‘Their Lunar Language’ by Charlotte Eichler

Charlotte Eichler’s debut pamphlet Their Lunar Language opens on a wryly prophetic note: ‘We knew everything, playing oracle on the carpet. / Saturdays crawled with our ladybird circus – ’ – lines which capture something of humanity’s uneasy assumptions of power over the natural world. Vahni Capildeo has described Eichler’s poems as ‘modern pastoral’ and…

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Interview with Mark Waldron

Maria Lewandowska interviews poet Mark Waldron, author of The Brand New Dark (2008), The Itchy Sea (2011), and Meanwhile, Trees (2016), who will be teaching the Advanced Poetry Course at Poetry School next term.   Maria Lewandowska: What are your plans for the workshop, and what do you want to focus on with your students?…

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The Poet’s Bookshelf

What book can no poet do without? That’s the question we ask every poet who teaches or writes for us. The Poet’s Bookshelf is a fantasy library containing one title – poetry or prose – recommended by each and every poet who comes through our doors. If you’re stuck for inspiration, why not have a…

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Pub Chats: Verve Poetry Press

In the latest interview in our Pub Chats series, we sat down for an imaginary 8am pint with Stuart Bartholomew of Birmingham’s Verve Poetry Press, sister press of the successful Verve Poetry Festival.  Hello there! What are you drinking? I am scarily varied on drinks (a bit like I am with poetry). White Wine, Guinness,…

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Review: ‘Insistence’ by Ailbhe Darcy

The most incisive critical response I’ve encountered to Ailbhe Darcy’s recent work was when I posted a link to the first poem from Insistence on Twitter and Dominic Leonard replied saying ‘wow holy fuck’. That seems about right. It’s not that that poem, ‘Ansel Adams’ Aspens’ (which refers to Ansel Adams’ photos of, yes, aspens,…

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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 in Docklands, the Poetry School is located in a central and convenient area for public transport and is within walking distance of several tube stations including Canada Water.

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