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.

How I Did It: Forward First Collection Special - Ocean Vuong on 'Seventh Circle of Earth'

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Ocean Vuong

How I Did It: Forward First Collection Special: Richard Georges on 'Griot'

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Richard Georges

'Ellengæst'

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EmmaSimon

Face-to-Face Course

Poetry & Visual Art: Margate & London

Tutor:

Tamar Yoseloff

£144.00

Семечки by Iris Colomb: Art from the Drawing Poetry Residency at the Centre for Recent Drawing

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Iris Colomb

'Fourth Person Singular' by Nuar Alsadir

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Will Harris

'Three Things Transported Together'

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Nicole Burdick

How I Did It: Forward First Collection Special - Eric Langley on 'Glanced'

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Eric Langley

How I Did It: Forward First Collection Special - Nick Makoha on 'Kingdom of Gravity'

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Nick Makoha

Artwork by John Sheehy from our 'Drawing Poetry' Residency at Centre for Recent Drawing

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Upcoming Highlights

A selection of Courses & Workshops we're running soon

£90.00 *

Tutor: Emma Hammond

Hyper Spectacle (Face to Face)

Keep your work vital and disruptive in a shifting world by writing poetry where it has no business being.

Start Date: September 28, 2017 6:45pm
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

£144.00 *

Tutor: Tamar Yoseloff

Poetry & Visual Art: Margate & London

Be inspired by visual art on the gallery tour, then come together in part 2 to workshop your poems.

Start Date: November 18, 2017 10:30am
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

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Tutor: Sarah Howe

Empathy

Can you really see the world from another's perspective? Explore empathetic writing with Sarah Howe.

Start Date: December 2, 2017 10:30am
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

£10.00

Tutor: Nigel Forde

A grounding in the basics for new writers, this course works through ten lessons exploring some of the traditions of poetry writing, an introduction to form and metre, and tips to develop intense, precise and significant poems.

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

‘The Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx’ by Tara Bergin

It’s perhaps a sad indictment of the way in which history is recorded that many potential readers of this, Bergin’s second collection, might not have heard of the lamentable story of Karl Marx’s youngest daughter Eleanor (1855-1898). The Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx seems to step into the breach and breathe new, memorable ways into…

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Richie McCaffery

Mixed Borders III – a new CAMPUS Pamphlet

The Mixed Borders project is now in its third year. With our partners at the London Parks and Gardens Trust, we placed thirty poets-in-residence in gardens all around London for Open Squares Weekend. As well as entertaining the public, our poets wrote a huge number of excellent poems, a selection of which we’re delighted to…

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Poetry in Aldeburgh: An Interview with Raymond Antrobus

Our new programmer Andrew Parkes caught up with poet Raymond Antrobus ahead his appearance at this year’s Poetry in Aldeburgh in one of a series of events curated by the Poetry School. Hi Ray, before we get into anything, I’d first like to extend hearty congratulations from all of us here for being awarded a Jerwood Compton…

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Andrew Parkes

Vacancy: Senior Project Coordinator

A great opportunity to join the Poetry School’s dynamic and growing team in a key role as the charity celebrates its 20th Anniversary. Job Description This is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK’s largest provider of poetry education at a time of dynamic growth, celebration and development as Senior Project Coordinator. Founded in 1997…

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Семечки by Iris Colomb: Art from the Drawing Poetry Residency at the Centre for Recent Drawing

Throughout August, six poet-artists took part in our ‘Drawing Poetry’ residency with the Centre for Recent Drawing. John Sheehy, Claire Collison, Sria Chatterjee, Eleanor Penny, Neringa Dastoor and Iris Colomb spent a month in the studio at C4RD, developing hybrid and cross-genre drawing-poems. Throughout September and October, we’re showcasing their work. The third poet-artist whose work we are displaying is Iris Colomb. She discusses her work Семечки…

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Iris Colomb

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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