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Christmas Challenge Big Give Pathways Through Poetry

Christmas Challenge Big Give: Pathways Through Poetry

Pathways Through Poetry with The Poetry School £5,000 will enable 5 gifted, under-represented poets to access our new Pathways Through Poetry programme, through fully sponsored places and, in so doing, imbue the poetry landscape with vital new voices. By ‘under-represented poets’ we mean talented creatives who face barriers to opportunities due to mental health issues,…

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courses for putting together a pamphlet

Courses for Putting Together a Pamphlet

If you’ve been writing for a while and want to put together a pamphlet or debut collection, we have some advanced courses taught by award-winning poets, as well as workshops that will help you develop your craft and think originally about your voice. Essential Patterns in Poetry Masterclass  Test out techniques and explore the repeating…

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Gillian Allnutt – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes

Welcome to our Writers’ Notes for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist. These are educational resources for poets looking to develop their practice and learn from some of contemporary poetry’s most exciting and accomplished voices. Here’s Gillian Allnut – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes on her collection Lode. Finding Forms ‘I love this poor earth for I…

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Natalie Shapero – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes

Welcome to our Writers’ Notes for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist. These are educational resources for poets looking to develop their practice and learn from some of contemporary poetry’s most exciting and accomplished voices. Here’s Natalie Shapero – T. S. Eliot Writer’s Notes on her collection Stay Dead. The Way Out Something I get asked a…

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Queer Ecology in Translation: Tim Tim Cheng reviews ‘for now I am sitting here growing transparent’ by Yau Ching, translated by Chenxin Jiang

Tim Tim Cheng explores a world where endings and beginnings are inseparable in Yau Ching’s for now I am sitting here growing transparent (Zephyr Press, 2025). Bilingual books curate a space of generosity. Placing work in the source language and target language side by side invites cross-cultural exchange. While monolingual readers must navigate unfamiliar sightlines,…

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