Seminar Courses

Monthly workshop groups around the UK.

Our seminars form a key part of our educational programme. Running throughout year, these intimate workshops have helped many writers develop their work through long-term guidance and to become part of local poetry communities around the UK.

In these courses, a small group of participants meet on a monthly basis to workshop their own poems-in-progress, discuss contemporary poetry and develop new skills and confidence, all under the direction and guidance of a published tutor.

All our Seminar Courses

£240.00 *

Tutor: Susan Wicks

Susan Wicks Kent Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Susan Wicks in Kent.

Start Date: September 27, 2019 10am
End Date: May 8, 2020 ( 225 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location:

£240.00 *

Tutor: Philip Gross

Philip Gross Hereford Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Philip Gross in Hereford, organised in partnership with Ledbury Poetry Festival.

Start Date: October 1, 2019 5:45pm
End Date: May 5, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: The Courtyard, Hereford, Hereford

£250.00 *

Tutor: Tamar Yoseloff

Tamar Yoseloff London Seminars 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Tamar Yoseloff in London.

Start Date: October 2, 2019 1 or 6.30pm
End Date: June 17, 2020 ( 260 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location:

£260.00 *

Tutor: Alice Kavounas

Alice Kavounas Penzance Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Alice Kavounas in Penzance.

Start Date: October 2, 2019 10:15am
End Date: May 6, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Morrab Library, Penzance

£240.00 *

Tutor: Greta Stoddart

Greta Stoddart Exeter Seminars 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Greta Stoddart in Exeter.

Start Date: October 2, 2019 12 or 3.30pm
End Date: May 22, 2020 ( 234 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Exeter Community Centre, Exeter

£240.00 *

Tutor: Steve Spence

Steve Spence Plymouth Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Steve Spence in Plymouth.

Start Date: October 3, 2019 6:30pm
End Date: May 7, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Quaker House, Plymouth, Plymouth

Wayne Holloway-Smith London Seminar 2019

£240.00 *

Tutor: Wayne Holloway-Smith

Wayne Holloway-Smith London Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Wayne Holloway-Smith in London.

Start Date: October 5, 2019 11.30
End Date: May 2, 2020 ( 211 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location:

Tamar Yoseloff MA Graduate Seminars 2019

£200.00

Tutor: Tamar Yoseloff

Tamar Yoseloff MA Graduate Seminars 2019

Monthly seminars in London for graduates of our MA in Writing Poetry

Start Date: October 8, 2019 1.30 or 6.15pm
End Date: June 17, 2020 ( 254 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location:

£240.00 *

Tutor: Jacqueline Saphra

Jacqueline Saphra London Seminars 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Jacqueline Saphra in London.

Start Date: October 8, 2019 7pm
End Date: May 14, 2020 ( 220 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location:

£260.00 *

Tutor: Antony Dunn

Antony Dunn Leeds Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Antony Dunn in Leeds.

Start Date: October 9, 2019 6:15pm
End Date: May 13, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Yorkshire Dance, Leeds, Leeds

£240.00 *

Tutor: Shazea Quraishi

Shazea Quraishi London Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Shazea Quraishi in London.

Start Date: October 10, 2019 6:30pm
End Date: May 7, 2020 ( 211 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location:

£260.00 *

Tutor: Antony Dunn

Antony Dunn York Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Anthony Dunn in York.

Start Date: October 10, 2019 6:15pm
End Date: May 14, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Friargate Theatre, York, York

£240.00 *

Tutor: Greta Stoddart

Greta Stoddart Bridport Seminars 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Greta Stoddart in Bridport.

Start Date: October 10, 2019 10am or 1:30pm
End Date: May 21, 2020 ( 225 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: The Bull Hotel, Bridport

£240.00 *

Tutor: John Greening

John Greening Cambridge Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with John Greening in Cambridge.

Start Date: October 12, 2019 10.30pm
End Date: May 9, 2020 ( 211 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Michaelhouse Centre, Cambridge

£240.00 *

Tutor: Greta Stoddart

Greta Stoddart Axminster Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Greta Stoddart in Kilmington, near Axminster.

Start Date: October 15, 2019 1pm
End Date: May 19, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Beacon Baptist Church, Kilmington, Aminster

£250.00 *

Tutor: Jacqui Rowe

Jacqui Rowe Birmingham Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Jacqui Rowe in Birmingham.

Start Date: October 15, 2019 6:30pm
End Date: May 19, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Polish Millennium House, Birmingham

Taking Your Writing Further with Myra Schneider 2019

£347.00 *

Tutor: Myra Schneider

Taking Your Writing Further with Myra Schneider 2019

Myra Schneider's flagship monthly poetry group with detailed feedback and discussion in each session.

Start Date: October 22, 2019 1:30pm
End Date: July 21, 2020 ( 274 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: 130 Morton Way, London

£240.00 *

Tutor: Heidi Williamson

Heidi Williamson Wymondham Seminar 2019

Intimate monthly seminars with Heidi Williamson in Wymondham.

Start Date: October 26, 2019 1:30pm
End Date: May 30, 2020 ( 218 Days )
Type: Seminar • Location: Wymondham Heritage Museum, Norfolk

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HOW SEMINARS WORK

Seminars meet monthly for in-depth discussions on poems-in-progress, with a tutor on hand to offer additional advice, guidance and feedback. Groups contain between six and eight students. A successful seminar group enables supportive critical friendships to develop, so you are encouraged to commit to all eight sessions.

As far as we can, we arrange seminars according to levels of interest and experience, and entry into these groups is by application only. So, tell us what sort of writer you are and which tutor you’d like to work with, and we’ll try and find the right match for you.

Most seminar groups start in October and run through to May/June, but exact dates, times and venues will be listed on each individual course page.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Content will vary course to course, but on all our seminars you can expect the following:

reading, writing and thinking about poetry in different ways
exposure to new writers, voices, forms and styles
the confidence to write more and devote more time to writing
workshopping
discovery of new areas and subjects for research
better understanding of how to make choices (length, theme, tone, etc)
enhanced critical skills
practical advice on further development

We pride ourselves on the standard of our teaching and the poetry produced on every one of our courses. Many of our students have gone on to successfully submit their course work for publication in magazines and journals, and had success in competitions. But don’t take it from us: read some of our many student testimonials.

FAQ

The activity I want is fully booked – what can I do?

Lost property?

Lost property will be kept in the office. Please call or email us if you believe you have left something in the classrooms.

What should I do if I can’t make a class session?

What is your refunds policy?

If you cannot attend a course a full refund will be made as long as cancellation is received four weeks before the course start date. After this period, we are only able to give you a refund if the course has sold out and we are able to fill your place. Refunds cannot be given if you were unable to attend a course or did not log on to the online chats. Please read our Terms & Conditions for more information.

How do I teach for the Poetry School?

Please send us details of your publication record and teaching experience and the ideas you have for courses and workshops you’d like to teach. If your ideas for the programme are a fit for ours, we will start to make joint plans.

The Poetry School

Seminar Courses

Monthly workshop groups around the UK.

Our seminars form a key part of our educational programme. Running throughout year, these intimate workshops have helped many writers develop their work through long-term guidance and to become part of local poetry communities around the UK.

All our Seminar Courses

Susan Wicks Kent Seminar 2019

Philip Gross Hereford Seminar 2019

Tamar Yoseloff London Seminars 2019

Alice Kavounas Penzance Seminar 2019

Greta Stoddart Exeter Seminars 2019

Steve Spence Plymouth Seminar 2019

Wayne Holloway-Smith London Seminar 2019

Tamar Yoseloff MA Graduate Seminars 2019

Jacqueline Saphra London Seminars 2019

Antony Dunn Leeds Seminar 2019

Shazea Quraishi London Seminar 2019

Antony Dunn York Seminar 2019

Greta Stoddart Bridport Seminars 2019

John Greening Cambridge Seminar 2019

Greta Stoddart Axminster Seminar 2019

Jacqui Rowe Birmingham Seminar 2019

Taking Your Writing Further with Myra Schneider 2019

Heidi Williamson Wymondham Seminar 2019

HOW SEMINARS WORK

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

FAQ

The activity I want is fully booked – what can I do?

Lost property?

What should I do if I can’t make a class session?

What is your refunds policy?

How do I teach for the Poetry School?

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