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Written With a Wet Rock

Posted in Courses 1 week ago by Holly Corfield Carr Holly Corfield Carr

Memory, History, Loss, & Gains

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Sarala Estruch Sarala Estruch

Review: 'Flèche' by Mary Jean Chan

Posted in Reviews 2 weeks ago by Zakia Carpenter-Hall Zakia Carpenter-Hall

The Personable Political

Posted in Courses 3 weeks ago by David Tait David Tait

Review: 'Reckless Paper Birds' by John McCullough

Posted in Reviews 1 month ago by MariaTaylor MariaTaylor

Twisted Love

Posted in Courses 2 months ago by Becky Varley-Winter Becky Varley-Winter

How Poetry Burns

Posted in Courses 3 weeks ago by Christina Thatcher Christina Thatcher
Face-to-Face Course

A/Way Day to Merstham: A Ginkgo Prize 'Hike n' Write'

Tutor: Rachel Piercey
£30.00

Narrow Road, Deep North

Posted in Courses 2 months ago by Jake Morris-Campbell Jake Morris-Campbell

Psycho Gastro Studio

Posted in Courses 2 months ago by Sean Wai Keung Sean Wai Keung

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Posted in Courses 3 months ago by Cat Woodward Cat Woodward
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Go & Open the Door (Birmingham)

Tutor: Helen Calcutt
£95.00

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Written With a Wet Rock

When writing is hard and the poems are turning stony-faced and slow, I tell myself there are so many things harder and slower to hold onto than a poem: first, a breath, and second, a stone. I take one good, deep breath and let it go. Then I take one good, deep lump of time…

Posted in Courses 1 week ago by Holly Corfield Carr
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Review: ‘Flèche’ by Mary Jean Chan

How do you learn to love when you’re versed in the ways of war? Equal parts sinister Aesop’s Fable, lived experience, and fairy tale with a twist, Flèche invites readers into a labyrinth of longing. There’s an ongoing war across generations, between mother and daughter, in Mary Jean Chan’s debut collection, Flèche. But the battles…

Posted in Reviews 2 weeks ago by Zakia Carpenter-Hall
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The Personable Political

So you’re in a writing workshop, one of those all day affairs where you do some exercises in the morning and have a communal critique in the afternoon. You’ve written 3 bad poems, 1 seed of something, and poem that flew from your pen or fingertips so naturally that you have no idea where it…

Posted in Courses 3 weeks ago by David Tait
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How Poetry Burns

I had just turned 18 when I moved out of my childhood home and into an apartment with my boyfriend. Although I hoped my young relationship would last, there was something in me that said my treasured objects would be safer at home. Built by my grandfather for my grandmother after World War II, it…

Posted in Courses 3 weeks ago by Christina Thatcher
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Memory, History, Loss, & Gains

If, like me, you believe that uncovering untold histories – whether personal, familial, or national – is important, and a vital part of the poet’s work, then join me for a day of reading and discussing poets who do just that. A few months ago, I was in a workshop with Bernardine Evaristo and the…

Posted in Blog 3 weeks ago by Sarala Estruch
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