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A selection of Courses & Workshops we're running soon

£72.00 *

Tutor: Rishi Dastidar

For the Win: The Poetry of Sport

From casual kick-around to serious competition, let adrenaline and athleticism activate your poems

Start Date: June 22, 2019 10.30am
End Date: June 22, 2019 ( 1 Day )
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: Poetry School, London

The Carer: Poetry of Private & Public Spaces

£72.00 *

Tutor: Denise Saul

The Carer: Poetry of Private & Public Spaces

How can we reliably provide voices to care-givers and the cared-for?

Start Date: June 29, 2019 10.30am
End Date: June 29, 2019 ( 1 Day )
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: Poetry School, London

Parasol Unit Workshop: 'Poetic Demolition' with Martha Sprackland

Tutor: Martha Sprackland

Parasol Unit Workshop: 'Poetic Demolition' with Martha Sprackland

A special Saturday morning poetry workshop and gallery tour to celebrate Parasol Unit's THE SPARK IS YOU exhibition

Start Date: June 29, 2019 10.30am
Type: Events

Poetry Playback: 'Vertigo & Ghost' by Fiona Benson

Tutor: Fiona Benson

Poetry Playback: 'Vertigo & Ghost' by Fiona Benson

A feature-length reading of 'Vertigo & Ghost' by Fiona Benson

Start Date: July 11, 2019 6.45pm
End Date: July 11, 2019 ( 1 Day )
Type: Events

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Summer School 2019

Our 2019 Summer School is here! This boiling summer we’ve teamed up with hot experimental indie Boiler House Press to present a scorching line-up of half-day workshops. Put a towel down and reserve your place. Monday 15 July Hydro Lyric: Water & the Self in Contemporary Poetry with Samantha Walton What does it mean to…

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Review: ‘The Fall at Home: New and Collected Aphorisms’ by Don Paterson

Aphorisms are not poems. But the way in which they may or may not resemble poems might tell us something about poetry. The hope is they will tell us other things too. As a poet and critic many of Don Paterson’s aphorisms in The Fall at Home tell us about poems and poets. For instance:…

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Jeremy Wikeley

Review: ‘Wain: LGBT Reimaginings of Scottish Folklore’ by Rachel Plummer

Scottish literature of the 20th century particularly is well-known for its humanism and pluralism. You just need to think of the likes of folklorist and poet Hamish Henderson, himself a bisexual man, arguing that poetry and song could help heal divided communities and societies. His most famous song ‘The Freedom Come All Ye’ is an…

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Richie McCaffery

‘Trace’

after a map of the Arabian Peninsula from Al Idrisi’s Kitab Rujar, 1154 I hardly recognise you, naked & nameless, a green path, vital as a vein snaking its way up to ard al iemama. In early spring, desert thistles align themselves with the stars, a trail of crumbs for a camel caravan….

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Rasha Al Duwaisan

The Decisive Moment

‘The real prayers are not the words, but the attention that comes first’ says Mary Oliver in her poem of the same title. Oliver’s detailed exploration of a hawk’s tumultuous flight essentially pays homage to a moment of perception. She leaves out no detail and describes the specificity of the moment with deep respect. Tied…

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Remi Graves

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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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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.

Summer School 2019

Poetic Yield: Masterclass

The Decisive Moment

The Carer: Poetry of Private & Public Spaces

Review: 'Wain: LGBT Reimaginings of Scottish Folklore' by Rachel Plummer

Ginkgo Prize 2019 Open for Entries!

Meeting with Microbes: A Ginkgo Prize Workshop for National Writing Day

Plant Whispering: A Ginkgo Prize Workshop for National Writing Day

'Trace'

Poetry Surgery with Linda Gregerson

Poetry Playback: 'Vertigo & Ghost' by Fiona Benson

'Sakura, Sakura'

WRITE AHEAD: Free Introductory Workshop (Friday 27 September 2019)

Announcing the MA in Writing Poetry Scholarship

Review: 'Girl' by Rebecca Goss

'river'