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Poetry Queries: Can Poetry Be Taught? with lisa minerva luxx

In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry queries. Here’s lisa minerva luxx discussing the idea of whether poetry can be taught.

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Winter Muse: People & Places

Explore the art of capturing people, places, and character in our Winter Muse: People & Places courses. This Winter Muse series is ideal for for poets aiming to build writing community and explore place and people-centred poetry. You’ll refine your technique, deepen your ability to evoke character, and create striking poems that linger in readers’…

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This is an image of Carl Phillps' 'Scattered Snow, to the North'

Carl Phillips – T.S. Eliot Writers’ Notes

Welcome to our Writers’ Notes for the 2024 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 Carl Phillips on his collection Scattered Snows, to the North. Collecting Fragments, Getting Lost… How do I write, what is my…

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Hannah Copley – T.S. Eliot Writers’ Notes

Welcome to our Writers’ Notes for the 2024 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 Hannah Copley on her collection Lapwing. I wrote the poems that would become Lapwing over a period of about six years,…

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Helen Farish – T.S. Eliot Writers’ Notes

Welcome to our Writers’ Notes for the 2024 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 Helen Farish on her collection The Penny Dropping. Patience… When thinking about the genesis of The Penny Dropping, I remembered a…

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