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The Practice of Poetry with Shazea Quraishi

£260.00 *

Tutor: Shazea Quraishi

The Practice of Poetry with Shazea Quraishi

Craft in community; the commitment you and your poetry are looking for to progress.

Start Date: October 7, 2026
End Date: December 9, 2026 ( 64 Days )
Type: Video

Sascha Akhtar's Embodied Performance Praxis Seminar

£300.00 *

Tutor: Sascha Akhtar

Sascha Akhtar's Embodied Performance Praxis Seminar

Intimate monthly seminars with Sascha Akhtar on Zoom, diving into her specialist area of decolonial, embodied performance Praxis.

Start Date: October 10, 2026 11am
End Date: May 8, 2027 ( 211 Days )
Type: Seminar, Video

First Steps: A Closer Look with Isabelle Baafi – October 2026

£45.00 *

Tutor: Isabelle Baafi

First Steps: A Closer Look with Isabelle Baafi – October 2026

Turn everyday details into striking poems in this beginner-friendly workshop exploring voice, perspective, and creative ways into writing.

Start Date: October 13, 2026
End Date: October 13, 2026 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

£55.00 *

Tutor: Lewis Buxton

The Talking Dead

Horrible Poetries.

Start Date: October 31, 2026
End Date: October 31, 2026 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

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

5 Facts You Might Not Know About Robert Frost

Robert Frost is arguably one of the most famous poets of all time, but how much do you really know about him? Jodie Hollander who is running ‘The Road Not Taken’: Reading & Writing Robert Frost with us this Autumn gives us some interesting facts about the American poet. Image credit: Public Domain 1. He…

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Jodie Hollander

How I Did It: Caroline Smith

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series. This year we asked poets shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best Collection to write about the inspiration behind one of the poems from their book. Here’s Caroline Smith on what inspired her to write the poem ‘Removal’ in Bycatch. Read the full poem…

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Caroline Smith

5 Scary Poetry Books You Should Read

Looking for some scary poetry this spooky season? Lewis Buxton, who is teaching his course The Talking Death on Saturday 31 October, talks us through his favourite scary poetry reads that are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine! Obviously, poetry books aren’t full of jump scares and decapitations, but they can leave us with…

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Lewis Buxton

How I Did It: Keith Jarrett

Welcome to our Forward Prizes 2026 ‘How I Did It’ series. This year we asked poets shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best Collection to write about the inspiration behind one of the poems from their book. Here’s Keith Jarrett on what inspired him to write the poem ‘islands [a cobra in the cockpit]’ in…

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Keith Jarrett

4 Poets Who Innovated Typographical Poetry

Interested in the poetry of typographical innovation? Lydia Kennaway, who is teaching her London course Fontasia: Poetry & Rebellious Typography this October tells us about four poets who innovated the appearance of poetic text. George Herbert Herbert is often presented as a forerunner of Concrete or Visual Poetry, with ‘Easter Wings’ his most well-known example,…

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Lydia Kennaway

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