Poetry School • Inspiring Poetry Tuition

Nothing to Write About? Breaking Writer's Block

Unsticking a stuck poet.

Start Date: June 14, 2025 10.30am
End Date: June 14, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: In-person • Location: The Bindery, London

£20.00 *

Tutor: Nick Murray

Poetry School Play: Adventure

Playful prompts, poetry games, pure fun. Join our next monthly play time session!

Start Date: June 30, 2025 7–8pm
End Date: June 30, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

Into The Woods: A Poetic Exploration of Stephen Sondheim

£55.00 *

Tutor: A.C. Smith

Into The Woods: A Poetic Exploration of Stephen Sondheim

'Into the woods without delay / But careful not to lose the way.'

Start Date: July 2, 2025 6.30–9pm
End Date: July 2, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

Jaws at 50 (‘You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Class’)

£95.00 *

Tutor: Simon Barraclough

Jaws at 50 (‘You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Class’)

Fear and fantasy – exploring the wonder of Spielberg’s Jaws

Start Date: July 5, 2025 10.30am
End Date: July 5, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: In-person • Location:

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How to Improve Your Poetry: Writing about Good Things: Delight, Joy, Happiness

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 Ellene Glenn Moore on writing about delight, joy and happiness. Why is there so much poetry about misery…

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How to: Write a Sonnet

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 James Davies on how to write a sonnet. To write a sonnet, start with a clear theme or…

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CLIMATE POETRY: John Whale and Lone Sorenson, ‘Jizz’

Poets have long used their craft to reframe issues, convey emotion and share ideas, and climate change is an increasing feature of poetry shared across the world. To mark the launch of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures last year, our partners, the University of Leeds Poetry Centre, paired University of Leeds poets with Priestley Centre climate…

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How Cinema Can Improve Your Writing

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 Simon Barraclough on how cinema can inspire and improve your writing. Simon will be teaching Jaws at 50…

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🖋️ One-Day Poetry Workshops: Boost Your Creativity & Voice

Looking for an affordable, high-impact way to deepen your poetry practice?Our one-day poetry workshops are perfect for writers seeking inspiration, creative breakthroughs, and new tools – all without the commitment of a long course. Whether you’re battling writer’s block, exploring performance, or diving into pop culture through poetry these short courses offer expert teaching, fresh…

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How to: Write a Sonnet

CLIMATE POETRY: John Whale and Lone Sorenson, 'Jizz'

How Cinema Can Improve Your Writing

🖋️ One-Day Poetry Workshops: Boost Your Creativity & Voice

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How to Improve Your Poetry: Writer’s Block

Poetry in Motion: Writing with Playfulness & Flexibility

Break the Rules: Experimental & Playful Poetry

Unsticking a Stuck Poet: Overcoming Writer's Block

Food, Family & Poetry: Writing Memory Through the Senses

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Recent Blog Updates

Articles, Poems, Tips & Advice from our Staff and Campus Community.

How to Improve Your Poetry: Writing about Good Things: Delight, Joy, Happiness

How to: Write a Sonnet

CLIMATE POETRY: John Whale and Lone Sorenson, ‘Jizz’

How Cinema Can Improve Your Writing

🖋️ One-Day Poetry Workshops: Boost Your Creativity & Voice