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Poetry in Aldeburgh 2017 Line-Up Announced

Posted in News 3 days ago by The Poetry School The Poetry School
Face-to-Face Course

Language, Structure and Style: A Course for Teachers and Educators

Tutor: Various Tutors
£187.00

How I Did It: Eric Gregory Award Special - Rachael Allen on 'Many Bird Roast'

Posted in How I Did It 4 days ago by Rachael Allen Rachael Allen
Online Course

Signifying nothing? (Or, how to say diddly squat and not learn anything from it)

Tutor: Eley Williams
£104.00

Stand-up Poetry Studio: Uncovering a Way Between Speech and Song

Posted in Courses 1 month ago by Eric Berlin Eric Berlin
Face-to-Face Course

Play On: Live Music Inspiration

Tutor: Jacqueline Saphra
£144.00

Review: 'Kingdom of Gravity' by Nick Makoha

Posted in Reviews 2 weeks ago by John Challis John Challis

How I Did It: Eric Gregory Award Special - Mark Pajak on 'Spitting Distance'

Posted in How I Did It 4 days ago by Mark Pajak Mark Pajak

'Pretty Fish'

Posted in Poems 2 weeks ago by Elisabeth Sennitt Clough Elisabeth Sennitt Clough
Face-to-Face Course

Empathy

Tutor: Sarah Howe
£72.00

'Where Light Lives'

Posted in Poems 3 weeks ago by Magret Peper Magret Peper
Online Course

Hyper-Spectacle Studio

Tutor: Emma Hammond
£79.00

'Nine Herbs'

Posted in Poems 4 weeks ago by Lauren Mason Lauren Mason

Review: 'All this is implied' by Will Harris

Posted in Reviews 4 weeks ago by Jeremy Wikeley Jeremy Wikeley
Face-to-Face Course

Foraging & Poetry Walk

Tutor: Richard Osmond
£72.00

LETZ MEDDLE ENGLISH: Speaking with Accents & Meddling in English

Posted in Courses 1 month ago by Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese
Face-to-Face Course

Child's Play

Tutor: Chrissy Williams
£90.00

Primers Volume 3: A Mentoring and Publication scheme – Now Open for Entries

Posted in Blog 1 month ago by Andrew Parkes Andrew Parkes

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Poetry in Aldeburgh 2017 Line-Up Announced

We’re delighted to announce the line-up for Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival 2017, co-curated by The Poetry School. As Headline Partners for the festival, The Poetry School are offering  an exciting and diverse line-up of workshops, talks and readings alongside Poetry in Aldeburgh’s main programme of events. The festival features headline readings from Cholmondeley Award winners Bernard O’Donoghue and Lavinia…

Posted in News 3 days ago by The Poetry School
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How I Did It: Eric Gregory Award Special – Daisy Lafarge on ‘understudies for air’

Welcome to the final instalment of our Eric Gregory Award 2017 ‘How I Did It’ series. We asked the winners of this year’s awards to explain the process their award-winning poems. Last up is Daisy Lafarge talking about her pamphlet, understudies for air – published August 2017. The Eric Gregory Awards 2018 will open for…

Posted in How I Did It 4 days ago by Daisy Lafarge
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How I Did It: Eric Gregory Award Special – Rachael Allen on ‘Many Bird Roast’

Welcome to this ‘How I Did It’ series featuring the winners of the Eric Gregory Award 2017. We’ve asked each excellent young poet to explain the process behind their award-winning writing. Here, Rachael Allen talks about one of the recurring themes in her work. The Eric Gregory Awards 2018 will be open for entries in…

Posted in How I Did It 4 days ago by Rachael Allen
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How I Did It: Eric Gregory Award Special – Mark Pajak on ‘Spitting Distance’

Welcome to the second instalment of our Eric Gregory Award 2017 ‘How I Did It’ series. We asked the winners of this year’s awards to explain the process their award-winning poems. Here, Mark Pajak talks about the hard work that went into his pamphlet, Spitting Distance. The Eric Gregory Awards 2018 will open for entries…

Posted in How I Did It 4 days ago by Mark Pajak
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How I Did It – Eric Gregory Award Special: Richard O’Brien on ‘4 Rue Sarrazin’

Welcome to the first instalment of our Eric Gregory Award 2017 ‘How I Did It’ series. We asked the winners of this year’s awards to explain the process behind one of their award-winning poems. First up, Richard O’Brien writes about ‘4 Rue Sarrazin’. The Eric Gregory Awards 2018 will open for entries in September.   …

Posted in How I Did It 6 days ago by Richard O'Brien
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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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