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Poetry in Aldeburgh 2017 Line-Up Announced

Posted in News 6 days ago by The Poetry School The Poetry School

'Grenfell'

Posted in Poems 23 hours ago by Anna Roderick Anna Roderick

How I Did It: Eric Gregory Award Special - Daisy Lafarge on 'understudies for air'

Posted in How I Did It 7 days ago by Daisy Lafarge Daisy Lafarge
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 7 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

'Henry Harclay’s Ordinary Questions'

Posted in Poems 1 day ago by Tim Dooley Tim Dooley

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 1 week 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
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 2 months ago by Andrew Parkes Andrew Parkes

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Reflecting on a Poetry Residency – Fair Field

  I drift between rehearsals staging a peasant’s revolt, watching the actors transform into Money, Holy Church, False, The Pie Seller, and a man running through a dream trying to save the world. I dive head first into Langland’s politically rife, distinctly religious, world. I think about the many problems of today, contemplate the inevitable…

Posted in Residency 4 hours ago by Sophie Fenella
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‘Grenfell’

The average salary in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is £123,000, the highest in the country. The median salary is £32,700. You are burning £50 notes and swigging champagne. No other area in the country has a larger disparity between median and mean incomes, suggesting a large gap between rich and poor. You are…

Posted in Poems 23 hours ago by Anna Roderick
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‘Henry Harclay’s Ordinary Questions’

It was known that Alexander had fixed gates across the chasm east of the Caspian sea that enclosed those almost people who performed abominations: foetus-eaters, dog-men and the rest. And it was known if even one got through those gates (made by the welding of two mountains) it would be a signal of end times…

Posted in Poems 1 day ago by Tim Dooley
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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 6 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 7 days ago by Daisy Lafarge
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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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