Courses

Break the Rules: Experimental & Playful Poetry

For young creatives, literary rebels, and experimental poets, these workshops challenge you to push the boundaries of poetry, embrace unconventional techniques, and play with form in exciting new ways. Ideal for experienced poets and alternative thinkers who are ready to break the rules and redefine poetry itself. Poems After Poems: Writing Ars Poetica – Leah…

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Poetry for Change & Personal Growth: Writing in Crisis & Finding Your Voice

Poetry has the power to heal, resist, and transform. Whether you’re writing to navigate personal challenges, address global crises, or find an expressive outlet, our workshops provide the space, support, and expert guidance to help you craft the best poetic response. Lighting the World: Writing in Times of Crisis – Shazea Quraishi Explore how poetry…

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Freedom in Form: Challenge Your Poetry Boundaries

Are you ready to break free from traditional structures and explore the possibilities of poetry? Our Freedom in Form workshops are designed for poets who want to experiment, challenge conventions, and embrace forms of expression. This is your chance to redefine your creative process and take bold steps in your creative practice. With a focus…

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Unsticking a Stuck Poet: Overcoming Writer’s Block 

Feeling stuck? Our Unsticking a Stuck Poet workshops are designed for writers in need of fresh inspiration.   These workshops provide practical strategies, prompts, and exercises to help you get back into your writing flow. Whether you’re looking for ways to break through mental barriers or just need a little guidance to get started, these courses…

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Food, Family & Poetry: Writing Memory Through the Senses 

Ready to explore the power of memory and sensory writing? Our Food, Family & Poetry workshops are designed for poets looking to connect deeply with history, storytelling and memory, exploring how the senses shape the stories we tell.   COURSES:  Around the Table: Writing about Food & Family with Romalyn Ante Explore how food and family…

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Poetry as Response: Transreading & Translating

For poets interested in translation, transreading, and poetic response, these workshops explore how poetry can be transformed, adapted, and reimagined across languages and cultures. Learn to engage with poetry in new and dynamic ways, responding to existing works with fresh interpretations.  Transitions, Translations, Transformations, Transreading – Carmen Bugan  Explore the interplay between reading, translation, and…

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Voice, Experimentation, and Legacy: Advanced Poetry Explorations

With our Southbank New Poets Collective Series of workshops.  

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Summer 2025 – Quick Course Guide

Poetry School Quick Course Guide for Summer 2025 Term

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New Poets Collective 2025 – Quick Course Guide

We are delighted to announce a new series of exciting zoom courses tutored by fresh voices from The New Poets Collective. Have a look at the below quick guide to this fantastic line up and make sure you book your place quickly to avoid disappointment! Video Courses Poetry & Divination: Generating Poems Through Ritual &…

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Explore Place, Fragmentation, and Identity: Transform Your Poetry in 2025

Poetry is a way to explore who we are, where we belong, and a means to create identity and meaning in a fragmented world. This season, we’re offering three transformative courses designed to deepen your craft and perspective: 1. Women, Writing, and Place Use your writing to explore personal identity and the intersections that shape us.In this…

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Master Your Craft: Poetic Technique & Advanced Workshops  

Ready to take your poetry to the next level? Our Master Your Craft workshops are designed for poets who want to push past the basics and dive deep into advanced techniques. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, experiment with new forms, or refine your voice, these courses offer the guidance and tools you need…

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End of Year Creative Push: Ancestors & Traditions

This winter, reconnect with your heritage through our End of Year Creative Push: Ancestors & Traditions courses. Designed for poets interested in honouring ancestral wisdom, cultural heritage, and poetic traditions, this series offers a reflective close to the year. Whether you’re drawn to Persian verse or Italian contemporary poetry, these courses invite you to enrich…

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How to: Take Criticism Well with Rebecca Levi

Expert Poetry Tutor Rebecca Levi’s guide on how to take criticism well.

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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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How to: Feedback, Originality, & Ownership in Poetry Workshops with Matthew Caley (part 1)

Matthew Caley discusses the emotional aspect of receiving feedback.

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Push Your Boundaries: Experimental & Interdisciplinary Writing

Take your poetry beyond the page this winter with our Push Your Boundaries: Experimental & Interdisciplinary Writing courses. Designed for adventurous writers, these workshops offer a chance to explore the future of poetry through art, sound, and experimentation. If you’re eager to push the limits of your practice, these courses are for you. Interdisciplinary &…

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Winter Inspiration: Seasons of Verse

Embrace the shifting seasons in your poetry with our Winter Inspiration: Seasons of Verse courses. Designed to bring nature, myth, and introspection to your writing, these workshops are perfect for cozy autumn and winter evenings, where poets can dive into seasonal themes, environmental reflection, and reach the global through the personal. Each of these courses…

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Build Your Writing Community: The Art of the Workshop

This winter, join a warm, supportive space for poets with workshops designed for beginner, intermediate or advanced poets. This workshop series helps you refine your craft, find your authentic voice, and connect with other poets in a welcoming, collaborative environment.

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Ignite Change Through Poetry: Spring Workshops for the Next Generation of Writers

In a world grappling with crises from east to west, the power of the written word becomes more urgent than ever.

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Poetry Craft: My Favourite Poetic Device with Simon Barraclough

Simon Barraclough discusses his favourite poetic device.

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Write for the Planet: Nature & Climate Change Poetics

COP29 begins & The Guardian highlights the effectiveness of writing in response to the climate crisis: see our upcoming nature & climate change poetry courses!

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How to: Offer Feedback

Expert Poetry Tutor Elizabeth Parker’s guide on how to offer feedback.

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Spring 2025 – Quick Course Guide

Poetry School Quick Course Guide Spring 2025

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How to: Taking Criticism Well 

Expert Poetry Tutor Natalie Whittaker’s guide on receiving criticism constructively!

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‘Whose Story is it Anyway?’ Exploring Unreliable Narration with Elspeth Wilson

Expert Poetry Tutor Elspeth Wilson discusses narration and masking in your poetry

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