1-2-1

Many Poetry School tutors give one-to-one teaching over Zoom, in person or by email. One-to-one sessions with a poet can give you personalised feedback on a selection of your work, advise you on submitting to magazines or discuss translation issues – tell us your particular requirements, and we’ll find someone to help at a convenient time and place for you.

‘Last month I used the Poetry School’s individual tutorial facility. The tutor [David Constantine] was most helpful. He had clearly read my poems before the meeting and, clearly, had given them considerable thought. I came away feeling that I had just had a master class in how poetry works and how poets should set about developing their craft. Thank you.’

Michael Mackay – student

The following 1-2-1 services are available:

Tutorials in-person/Zoom.
An hour of tutor preparation time, and a one hour meeting, based on a submission of 200 lines of poetry. £160.

Tutorials by email.
A 1,000 word comment (approx.) on a submission of 200 lines of poetry. £160.

Manuscript Assessment.
A face-to-face session, Zoom session or email commentary on a book or pamphlet length submission of no more than 40 x 30 line poems (1,200 lines in total). £415.

Mentoring.
A committed working relationship with mentor for between 8 and 12 months. You’ll receive 6 x one hour face-to-face sessions or 6 x 1,000 word email commentaries on 250 lines of poetry at a time; personalised reading and writing tasks, and guidance on next steps towards publication and life as a working poet. £840.

We will make a bespoke tutor recommendation, based on your sample poems, stated aims, and your answers in the initial questionnaire. If you have a particular poet that you would like to work with, please do also feel free to suggest them and we will do our best to arrange this for you. For advice to help you find a tutor you’d like to work with, please email us on [email protected].

Please email [email protected] with ‘Tutorial / Manuscript Assessment / Mentoring Request’ as appropriate in the subject line, and we’ll send you a short questionnaire to get a better idea of your personal requirements, interests and skills before we set you up with the tutor best suited to your requirements. We pair students and tutors up through a combination of the former’s interests, skills and preferences and the latters’ availability.