As we prepare for another MA Open Day, poet and MA Graduate Suzanna Fitzpatrick reflects on Graduation Day 2025. Image Credit: Suzanna Fitzpatrick Sometimes we all need a buffer I write my first lines of the Poetry School MA in Writing Poetry in the brand-new notebook I’ve just been given. It’s our first workshop with…
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In preparation for our launch of the Laurel Prize 2026, we are proud to present a beautiful blog and two stunning new poems from our Laurel Prize Poet in Residence, Manisha Dhesi. Over the prize weekend, Manisha attended two workshops ran by Kathleen Jamie and Daljit Nagra, as well as the Laurel Prize-Giving Ceremony. Read…
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Manisha Dhesi
As part of our Poetry Queries series, Helen Ivory discusses whether menopause can make you a better writer. Menopause is still often seen as a taboo topic. How can writing about this life transition help women reclaim their voices? I believe that women’s voices are repressed their whole lives in one way or another. From childhood, girls are encouraged to be nice, to use…
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On Saturday 14 March The Poetry School will be holding an MA in Writing Poetry Open Day, led by our MA Manager and poet Tessa Foley. Do I have to register to attend? Yes, in order to attend you must register. To do this, please contact [email protected] and you will be added to the register….
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As Valentine’s Day draws closer, our tutor Elizabeth Parker, who will be teaching the upcoming course This Modern Love recommends her top five love poems you should be reading right now. Image by Turgay Koca A contemporary love poem ‘Like Love’ by Jo Bell The hardworking two-word title of this poem frames a thrilling depiction of snow…
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Elizabeth Parker
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