Fortnightly Feedback with Natalie Whittaker

Knock loose poems into shape with some concentrated feedback from poet, editor, and tutor, Natalie Whittaker.

Do you have a heap of poems that just won’t work, no matter how many revisions you make? Our Fortnightly Feedback course provides a place for improvement of left-for-dead poems in need of resuscitation. Submit drafts once a fortnight for advice and feedback from your peers, before giving a final draft to the tutor for detailed comment, criticism, and direction. These courses are ideal for those looking to get a selection of poems ready for magazine submission.

*This is a feedback-only course, with no generative assignments, intended for workshopping pre-existing poems*

30 Sep – course start
14 Oct– 1st poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 21 Oct)
28 Oct – 2nd poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 4 Nov)
11 Nov – 3rd poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 18 Nov)
25 Nov – 4th poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 2 Dec)
9 Dec – 5th poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 16 Dec)

Submit 5 poems (no more than 1 side of A4 per poem) for detailed feedback over the 11 weeks. No live chats. Suitable for UK & International students.

Concessions & Accessibility

To apply for a concession rate, please send relevant documentation showing your eligibility for one of our concessions to [email protected]. Conditions of eligibility are detailed here. If you have any questions or wish to be added to the waiting list of a sold-out course, please email [email protected].

What to Expect

Please check the left hand side of this page for information on how this course works in practice, under the heading ‘Course Style‘. If you’re unsure as to what any of the terms there mean, or if this course is a good fit for you, please visit our What to Expect page which includes some further information on how our courses function.

About Natalie Whittaker View Profile

Natalie Whittaker‘s first poetry collection, The Point Is You Are Alive, was published in 2025 by Broken Sleep Books. She is also the author of two pamphlets: Shadow Dogs (ignition press) and Tree (Verve Poetry Press). Natalie is an experienced poetry tutor and editor. She was a London Library emerging writer in 2020–21, and has a Masters in Writing Poetry, with distinction.

"I have barely begun my poetry journey and this course opened a whole new world to me. My brain is thanking me for giving it something new and creative to do, so I'm passing that on to you all at Poetry School."

- Fortnightly Feedback Spring 2026 Survey Response

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