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

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Masterclass with Patricia Smith and Malika Booker

Tutor: Patricia Smith and Malika Booker

Review: 'Useful Verses' by Richard Osmond

Posted in Reviews 1 week ago by Joey Connolly Joey Connolly

How I Did It – Primers Volume Two: Marvin Thompson on 'What are your thoughts on comedians using the N word?'

Posted in How I Did It 7 days ago by Marvin Thompson Marvin Thompson

National Writing Day: Anthony Anaxagorou on Working as a Poet

Posted in National Writing Day 6 days ago by Anthony Anaxagorou Anthony Anaxagorou

'The Last Sight of Her'

Posted in Poems 2 weeks ago by Sophie Fenella Sophie Fenella

Review: 'Louder than Hearts' by Zeina Hashem Beck

Posted in Reviews 2 weeks ago by Jacqueline Saphra Jacqueline Saphra

How I Did It – Primers Volume Two: Ben Bransfield on 'And to this day'

Posted in Blog 2 weeks ago by Ben Bransfield Ben Bransfield

Our Summer School Programme 2017

Posted in Blog 1 month ago by Andrew Parkes (Poetry School) Andrew Parkes (Poetry School)

Review: 'Dragonish' by Emma Simon

Posted in Reviews 2 weeks ago by Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards

Mixed Borders: Who's Where

Posted in Mixed Borders 2 weeks ago by Andrew Parkes (Poetry School) Andrew Parkes (Poetry School)

Review: 'At Hajj' by Amaan Hyder

Posted in Reviews 3 weeks ago by Richie McCaffery Richie McCaffery

'The One-Breath Poem': National Writing Day Activity for Parents, Teachers and Children

Posted in National Writing Day 2 weeks ago by AliLewis AliLewis

How I Did It – Primers Volume Two: Cynthia Miller on 'Yellow'

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Cynthia Miller Cynthia Miller

1215.today Poet-in-Residence Round Up: Week 4

Posted in Blog 2 weeks ago by James Trevelyan (Poetry School) James Trevelyan (Poetry School)
Face-to-Face Course

The Berlin Lens

Tutor: Rachel Long
£35.00

'As Long As'

Posted in Poems 4 weeks ago by Laura Mucha Laura Mucha
Face-to-Face Course

Making a Mess

Tutor: Kayo Chingonyi
£35.00

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National Writing Day: Poetry School Creative Director Julia Bird On Making a Living as a Poet

Last week, I was on leave from The Poetry School. I work here for three days a week, but the other 40% of my working life is filled with freelance projects. Of those freelance projects, most are run through my own company, Jaybird Live Literature, which specialises in putting poets on stage in – to…

Posted in National Writing Day 5 days ago by Julia Bird (Poetry School Staff)
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National Writing Day: Publisher Emma Wright on Setting Up a Small Press

When I started the Emma Press in 2012, I knew very little about small presses or poetry publishing. I came from a background of tech blogging and major trade publishing, which I’d stumbled into after completing a Classics degree, and my Prince’s Trust business mentor was in the electronics industry. Additionally, my initial idea was…

Posted in Blog 5 days ago by Emma Wright (The Emma Press)
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National Writing Day: Anthony Anaxagorou on Working as a Poet

As any poet will confess, forging a career in poetry is an extremely long and precarious process. One that involves not only having to constantly work on the craft of writing, but also to be commercially intelligent enough to accept that today poetry tends to need more than just poetry to sell. My journey is…

Posted in National Writing Day 6 days ago by Anthony Anaxagorou
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How I Did It – Primers Volume Two: Marvin Thompson on ‘What are your thoughts on comedians using the N word?’

What are your thoughts on comedians using the N word? from ‘An Interview with Comedy Genius Olivier Welsh’ There’s a documentary with only nine views that explains how the N-word spawned from a need to dehumanise people of a dark hue so cotton profits would feel less like greed or sin. The word’s history is…

Posted in How I Did It 7 days ago by Marvin Thompson
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New Definitions and Neologisms: Interview with Kate Potts

Ahead of her summer one-day workshop on The Poetry of Dictionaries, we caught up with Kate Potts to find out what students can expect. JT: Hi Kate. Thanks for answering a few questions for us! So New Definitions and Neologisms: The Poetry of Dictionaries – it’s quite a workshop title! Can you tell us a little more…

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by James Trevelyan (Poetry School)
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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 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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