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Video Courses

Fully digital face-to-face courses, held online and accessible from around the world

Face-to-face teaching is now available remotely through our Zoom-based courses

On our video courses, a group of students meet on Zoom on a regular basis with their tutor to read their own work, discuss poetry, and – session by session – develop new skills and confidence as poet. We offer a breadth of approach to learning poetry, with some courses focusing on form and technique, whilst others look to provide inspiration for generating new writing or offer close readings of certain poets or movements.

The longest courses we offer stretch over three terms (general, covering a wide variety of skills and subjects) and the shortest courses we offer are one-day workshops (specific, looking at specialist subjects and techniques).

All our Video Courses

Friday Workshop with Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Tutor: Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Friday Workshop with Natasha Hakimi Zapata

A weekly workshop for developing poets looking to improve their writing through feedback and close reading.

Start Date: May 16, 2025
End Date: July 18, 2025 ( 64 Days )
Type: Video

Poetry School Playtime

Tutor: Nick Murray

Poetry School Playtime

Playful prompts, poetry games, pure fun. Join our next monthly play time session!

Start Date: May 29, 2025 5–6pm
End Date: May 29, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

Queer Objects: Sidling Up to the Subconscious

Tutor: Kat Dixon

Queer Objects: Sidling Up to the Subconscious

Peek at queerness out the corner of your eye and learn to write into your subconscious.

Start Date: June 3, 2025
End Date: June 17, 2025 ( 15 Days )
Type: Video

Antony Dunn Seminars – Summer Sessions 2025

Tutor: Antony Dunn

Antony Dunn Seminars – Summer Sessions 2025

Extra Summer sessions of Antony Dunn's intimate monthly seminars.

Start Date: June 3, 2025 6.15pm
End Date: September 11, 2025 ( 101 Days )
Type: Seminar, Video

Around the Table: Writing about Food & Family

Tutor: romalyn ante

Around the Table: Writing about Food & Family

Explore the poetic connections between food, family, love, and legacy.

Start Date: June 5, 2025
End Date: July 3, 2025 ( 29 Days )
Type: Video

Into The Woods: A Poetic Exploration of Stephen Sondheim

Tutor: A.C. Smith

Into The Woods: A Poetic Exploration of Stephen Sondheim

'Into the woods without delay / But careful not to lose the way.'

Start Date: July 2, 2025 6.30–9pm
End Date: July 2, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

Voiced Up! Finding Your Poetic Voice

Tutor: Kaz Reeves

Voiced Up! Finding Your Poetic Voice

Challenge and choice in developing your voice.

Start Date: July 10, 2025 6.30-9pm
End Date: July 10, 2025 ( 1 Day )
Type: Video

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HOW VIDEO WORKS

Tutor and students meet on Zoom for an online Poetry School course session or workshop and the meetings are friendly and relatively informal.

In each session, you might be given Exercises (specific writing tasks to inspire your own poems or ideas) or Feedback (comments on your work by tutors and / or other students); you might be Reading (close attention to published poems, looking for examples of technique, style, theme or form), Writing (working towards creating new poems throughout the duration of the course or workshop) or a combination of all these. Some courses will include tasks for you to complete between the sessions.

Our video courses are designed to suit all levels of experience: some activities are open to all, and others are structured with beginner, intermediate or advanced poets specifically in mind. Similarly, our activities aim to offer a breadth of approach to learning poetry, with some focusing on form and technique, whilst others look to provide inspiration for your writing.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Content will vary course to course, but on all our video courses 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
generating new work
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.

COURSE FORMATS

Generally speaking we offer 3 main types of video courses:

LONG COURSES are more than 10 weeks and run over several terms. All our long courses start in the Autumn, but can be joined mid-way (subject to availability). Long courses are quite general and will encompass a large variety of ideas and techniques suitable for particular skill levels.

SHORT COURSES are commonly 10 weeks or less, once a term, with regular sessions running weekly or fortnightly. Short courses tend to focus on a particular subject, theme, form or technical aspect of poetry, often open to all levels.

WORKSHOPS are weekend, one or half day sessions.

If you’re unsure which class, level, or style of course might be best for you, you can contact our administration team on [email protected] for help with any course queries you might have.

FAQ

How many courses can I take?

To ensure the best experience, we recommend taking no more than two courses per term. If you are interested in signing up to more, please email us at [email protected] to discuss the different course schedules.