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Lighting the World: Writing in Times of Crisis

£240.00 *

Tutor: Shazea Quraishi

Lighting the World: Writing in Times of Crisis

Take poetic action in response to these times of war, displacement and climate emergency.

Start Date: February 4, 2026
End Date: April 8, 2026 ( 64 Days )
Type: Online, Zoom

Friday Workshop with Natasha Hakimi Zapata

£240.00 *

Tutor: Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Friday Workshop with Natasha Hakimi Zapata

A weekly workshop for developing poets looking to improve their writing through feedback and close reading.

Start Date: February 6, 2026
End Date: April 17, 2026 ( 71 Days )
Type: Online, Zoom

The Mirror of Masks: Bacchanalia to Contemplation Studio+

£125.00 *

Tutor: Fawzia Kane

The Mirror of Masks: Bacchanalia to Contemplation Studio+

Traversing from revelry to meditation using cultural masks to discover our own true selves.

Start Date: February 11, 2026
End Date: March 18, 2026 ( 36 Days )
Type: Online

Write by Moonlight: A Poetic Lunar Cycle Studio+

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Tutor: Cat Woodward

Write by Moonlight: A Poetic Lunar Cycle Studio+

Follow the lunar cycle and make your own meanings out of the moon in poetry.

Start Date: February 17, 2026
End Date: March 24, 2026 ( 36 Days )
Type: Online

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Laurel Prize Weekend with Poet in Residence, Manisha Dhesi

In preparation for our launch of the Laurel Prize 2026, we are proud to present a beautiful blog and two stunning new poems from our Laurel Prize Poet in Residence, Manisha Dhesi. Over the prize weekend, Manisha attended two workshops ran by Kathleen Jamie and Daljit Nagra, as well as the Laurel Prize-Giving Ceremony. Read…

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Can Menopause Make You a Better Writer?

As part of our Poetry Queries series, Helen Ivory discusses whether menopause can make you a better writer. Menopause is still often seen as a taboo topic. How can writing about this life transition help women reclaim their voices? I believe that women’s voices are repressed their whole lives in one way or another. From childhood, girls are encouraged to be nice, to use…

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MA in Writing Poetry Open Day

On Saturday 14 March The Poetry School will be holding an MA in Writing Poetry Open Day, led by our MA Manager and poet Tessa Foley. Do I have to register to attend? Yes, in order to attend you must register. To do this, please contact [email protected] and you will be added to the register….

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Five Love Poems You Should be Reading Right Now

As Valentine’s Day draws closer, our tutor Elizabeth Parker, who will be teaching the upcoming course This Modern Love recommends her top five love poems you should be reading right now. Image by Turgay Koca A contemporary love poem ‘Like Love’ by Jo Bell The hardworking two-word title of this poem frames a thrilling depiction of snow…

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Where to Submit Your Poetry

You’ve just completed a Poetry School course and have written and edited a few new poems, so what now? Here are some places to publish and submit your poetry. Submitting your poems to a magazine, journal, or press is the first step to sharing your work with an audience and building up a readership, which…

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