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Autumn 2025 – Quick Course Guide

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Five Women Poets You Should Be Reading Right Now 

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Open Call: Poet-in-Residence at the Laurel Prize Weekend 2025 

Posted in Open Call 1 week ago by Beth Evans (Poetry School) Beth Evans (Poetry School)

How to: Feedback, Originality, & Ownership in Poetry Workshops with Matthew Caley (part 2)

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Matthew Caley Matthew Caley

Ten of the Best Books on Writing Poetry

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CLIMATE POETRY: Matt Howard and Dr Katie Wright, 'Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air, 1775'

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How to: Improve Your Writing 

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MA in Writing Poetry Alumni Profiles

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Open Call: Poet-in-Residence at the Laurel Prize Weekend 2025 

Poetry School invites applications for an early or mid-career poet to be our Poet-in-Residence at the Laurel Prize weekend, on 19 and 20 September 2025.  The Laurel Prize was established by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage in 2019 in association with Poetry School. It is an annual award for the best collection of nature or environmental…

Posted in Open Call 1 week ago by Beth Evans (Poetry School)
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Five Women Poets You Should Be Reading Right Now 

Clare Pollard who teaches our popular course Learning from Female Poets recommends her top five women poets you should be reading right now. 1. One contemporary woman poet. I’m reading Diane Seuss’ Modern Poetry at the moment and absolutely loving it. It’s the sort of poetry that makes me jealous. I read a couple of…

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by Clare Pollard
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Autumn 2025 – Quick Course Guide

Our Autumn Term is now live! We have a whole host of brilliant tutors and poetry courses ready for you to pick from and, as they tend to sell out really fast, we’ve made this Autumn 2025 Quick Course Guide to help guide you to the right course. Online Courses INTERNATIONAL Online courses without Live…

Posted in Courses 2 weeks ago by Beth Evans (Poetry School)
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How to: Feedback, Originality, & Ownership in Poetry Workshops with Matthew Caley (part 2)

In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry and its place in their world. These interviews will cover creative writing tips, excelling in a poetry workshop, building a literary career, and finding your poetic voice. Here’s part 2 of Matthew Caley discussing feedback, originality & ownership in workshops. You can read part 1 of…

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Matthew Caley
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Ten of the Best Books on Writing Poetry

We’ve collated some of the best books on writing poetry – there are a lot of different insights to help with your poetry practice, no matter what stage you’re at. How to Write it by Anthony Anaxagorou This book is a masterclass in the craft of writing and poetry, infused with tips, anecdotes and publishing…

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Poetry School
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