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How to: Feedback, Originality, & Ownership in Poetry Workshops with Matthew Caley (part 2)

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 part 2 of Matthew Caley discussing feedback, originality & ownership in workshops. You can read part 1 of…

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Ten of the Best Books on Writing Poetry

We’ve collated some of the best books on writing poetry – there are a lot of different insights to help with your poetry practice, no matter what stage you’re at. How to Write it by Anthony Anaxagorou This book is a masterclass in the craft of writing and poetry, infused with tips, anecdotes and publishing…

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CLIMATE POETRY: Matt Howard and Dr Katie Wright, ‘Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air, 1775’

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 to: 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 Leah Umansky on how to improve your writing. What habits or routines do you recommend for poets who…

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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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