The Poetry School

Menu
Register

Sign In using your Campus Account

Register • Lost your Password?

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.

Register Learn More

Review: Magnolia, 木蘭 by Nina Mingya Powles

Posted in Blog 15 hours ago by Mario Chard Mario Chard

Review: Magnetic Field by Simon Armitage

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by Kate Simpson Kate Simpson

Summer 2021 – Quick Course Guide

Posted in Courses 3 weeks ago by Poetry School Poetry School

Round-up of Pamphlets by Simon, Menos, and On

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards

Review: Round-up of Pamphlets by Papachristodoulou, Baker, and Birnie

Posted in Blog 4 weeks ago by Sarah Law Sarah Law

Between Translation and Creation: Getting inspired by Chinese Art and Films

Posted in Blog 1 month ago by Jennifer Wong Jennifer Wong

Dialogues in Dwelling

Posted in Blog 1 month ago by Agnieszka Studzinska Agnieszka Studzinska

Poetry Beyond Semantics: Broken and Unbroken Code

Posted in Blog 2 months ago by VVBT VVBT

Aesthetica Creative Writing Award - apply for free entry!

Posted in Blog 2 months ago by Poetry School Poetry School

Surviving the Future: Harnessing your Apocalypse Anxiety

Posted in Blog 2 months ago by Suzannah Evans Suzannah Evans

Find a Course

Use these filters to easily find the course you’re looking for.

Course Type All

Location All

Order By Start Date

Upcoming Highlights

A selection of Courses & Workshops we're running soon

Browse All Courses

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Drop us your email address and we’ll send you the occasional friendly update.

&

Follow Us

Get our updates via your network of choice.

Recent Blog Updates

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

Review: Magnolia, 木蘭 by Nina Mingya Powles

The poems in Nina Mingya Powles’s debut Magnolia, 木蘭 are stronger for the braiding of repeated threads; longing, colour, pilgrimage, and memory return often to add strength and flexibility to the lines. Even the dual and translated title is a preview of the power behind the binding of two languages on a tongue and in…

Posted in Blog 15 hours ago by Mario Chard
Read More

A Crimson Bush Amidst Silence: Transreading Ukrainian Poetry

Going stir crazy during the pandemic? Why not take a poetic tour to Ukraine and be inspired by some of Europe’s greatest and least known writers? Some of the greatest English poetry has been inspired by other poetic traditions. T.S. Eliot powerfully imported French symbolism into English and the English sonneteers were influenced by Petrarch….

Posted in Blog 18 hours ago by Steve Komarnyckyj
Read More

Review: Magnetic Field by Simon Armitage

Simon Armitage first referenced Marsden, West Yorkshire, in his inaugural collection Zoom! (1989). Over 30 years later, with Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems, we’re taken there once again. The poems are like cardinal directions, pointing back to the landscape and inviting readers to gather in a geographical amphitheatre. As with many poets, the childhood home…

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by Kate Simpson
Read More

Dark Canadee

We are pleased to share with you all the First Voyages of Dark Canadee. Dark Canadee, is a twisted poetry fantasy, set in an alternative Canada Water, and tailor-made by T.S. Eliot Prize-nominated Glyn Maxwell for the times in which we find ourselves. The project takes the form of a serial literary fiction where, each…

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Poetry School
Read More

Summer 2021 – Quick Course Guide

It may be cold outside, but we have our eyes set on warm and sunny Summer! Our Summer 2021 Term is now live and we’ve got a whole host of brilliant tutors and courses lined up, so be sure to book promptly to avoid disappointment. Below is our handy Quick Course Guide, where you’ll find…

Posted in Courses 3 weeks ago by Poetry School
Read More

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 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.

Hire our London Venue Download our latest Brochure