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THE POETRY SCHOOL is the UK's largest provider of poetry education, providing inspiring tuition and ways to share work with other supportive poets.

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Hands On Zines: An Interview with Cherry Styles

An Interview with Cherry Styles

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Ryan Van Winkle's Blues Gallery

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James Trevelyan (Poetry School)

Face-to-Face Course

Fresh Approaches (Autumn 2016)

Tutor:

Ellen Cranitch

£171.00

Upcoming Highlights

A selection of Courses & Workshops we're running soon

Tales from the World City (an International Course)

Tutor: David Tait

Tales from the World City (an International Course)

Writing the people and places of our urban spaces.

Start Date: September 12, 2016
End Date: November 21, 2016 ( 71 Days )
Type: Online

A Conversation with the Past (Romantics and Victorians)

£171.00 *

Tutor: Tim Dooley

A Conversation with the Past (Romantics and Victorians)

A chance to develop your work through a structured look at writing from the past.

Start Date: September 13, 2016
End Date: November 22, 2016 ( 71 Days )
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: The Poetry School, London

£90.00 *

Tutor: Jean Atkin

The Life of Things

Explore the stories that are attached to the objects in our lives.

Start Date: September 14, 2016
End Date: October 12, 2016 ( 29 Days )
Type: Face-to-Face • Location: Friends' Meeting House, Manchester

£10.00

Tutor: Nigel Forde

A grounding in the basics for new writers, this course works through ten lessons exploring some of the traditions of poetry writing, an introduction to form and metre, and tips to develop intense, precise and significant poems.

Type: Downloads

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‘Go On, Say Something In French’ by Claire Trévien for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. In the build up to the…

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‘A Butterfly’s Song’ by Rishi Dastidar for National Poetry Day 2016

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Haiku Rebellion: An interview with Lynne Rees

An Interview with Lynne Rees

“I think there’s a democratic aspect to haiku that persists in Japan and in the West that’s very appealing: groups of ordinary people meet to write and share their haiku and, inevitably, their lives”

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James Trevelyan (Poetry School)

Meet Ben Rogers – the Poetry in Aldeburgh / Poetry School Poet in Residence

Poetry Schoolers, meet Ben. Ben, meet the Poetry Schoolers. Some of you might have already met, mind you. Ben Rogers is a familiar face round London and Cambridge’s poetry events. He’s published a pamphlet recently with the Emma Press (Mackerel Salad) and he’s also featured in Carcanet’s New Poetries VI. Poetry in Aldeburgh is a…

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“We-Poetics” – How I Did It: ‘Body Logic’

Because first of all, it’s not just I. Even in poetry, even the lonely writing on a lined pad or keypad. Even that has its communal moments. No one does anything on one’s own. And that goes for writing, too. When I read a book of poems that move me, I know I am moved…

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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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