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).
£45.00 *
Tutor: Isabelle Baafi
Turn everyday details into striking poems in this beginner-friendly workshop exploring voice, perspective, and creative ways into writing.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Iulia David
Explore what "distance" really means and how it can actually intensify, rather than diminish, feeling in your poems.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Rachael Brown
Rewrite reality inspired by Magritte’s use of visual metaphor and metonym.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Rushika Wickramasinghe
Exploring erotics and finding the perfect poetry in imperfection .
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Tutor: Ophira Adar
Explore what happens when the lyric voice is put under pressure, when voice becomes unstable, or fragmentary.
£45.00 *
Tutor: Isabelle Baafi
Start your poetic journey with this interactive, beginner-friendly workshop with poet, critic and tutor, Isabelle Baafi.
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Tutor: Ben Verinder
Engage with nature poetry through four different routes: documentation, resistance, nature as solace, and imagined alternative futures.
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Tutor: Catherine Balaq
Explore female rage and write poems of witness as a sacred form.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Steph Morris
Looking at the New York Poets and their artist peers to create collage-inspired poetry.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Sam Szanto
Explore how poetry can convey lasting attachments to children or parents following their absence.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Elontra Hall
Ready, set, go!
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Tutor: Kat Dixon
Gain the knowledge, confidence, and courage to get your first pamphlet out there .
![Wednesday Workshop with Tim Dooley [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Wednesday-Workshoppexels-turgay-koca-405356598-1-1-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Tim Dooley
Our long-running weekly workshop with Tim Dooley, for poets looking to develop their individual voice and technique.
![The Open Book: An Exploratory Workshop with Wayne Holloway-Smith [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2026/07/pexels-steve-8649248-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Wayne Holloway-Smith
Challenge yourself, explore contemporary poetry's cutting edge, and elevate your own writing.
![The Close Read: Advanced Poetry Workshop with Anthony Anaxagorou [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Advanced-Workshop-with-Anthony-Anaxagoroupexels-francis-desjardins-1613813-8275514-1-300x300.jpg)
£390.00 *
Tutor: Anthony Anaxagorou
Develop your writing through discussion and feedback in this advanced workshop with Anthony Anaxagorou.
![Pathways through Poetry: Module 3 [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2026/07/Pathways-3-JS-300x300.png)
£180.00 *
Tutor: Jacqueline Saphra
The third module in our Pathways Through Poetry series: 'Forms and the Performance of Forms'. Take the next step on your journey to poetic success!
![Pathways through Poetry: Module 1 [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2025/11/Pathways-Insta-copy-1-300x300.jpg)
£190.00 *
Tutor: Rachel Long
A blank page – do or don't? The first module in our new Pathways Through Poetry series. Jump in and we'll guide you through the journey to poetic success!
![Pathways through Poetry: Module 2 [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2026/02/Pathways-Insta-copy-1-300x300.png)
£180.00 *
Tutor: Tristram Fane Saunders
The second module in our Pathways Through Poetry series: 'Syllable, Stress and Metre'. Take the next step on your journey to poetic success!
![Freedom in Form: Creativity, Control, & Craft with Jacqueline Saphra [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2026/07/josep-martins-nAsdr5DC2Ss-unsplash-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Jacqueline Saphra
Mix up your writing and learn new skills and techniques with Jacqueline Saphra.
![New Territories: An Intermediate-Advanced Workshop with Wayne Holloway-Smith [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/New-Territories-usgs-7XRcZ9fbkRQ-unsplash-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Wayne Holloway-Smith
Bring your writing to the next level and explore contemporary poetry’s cutting-edge.
![Rachel Long’s Advanced Workshop with Special Guests (Tues) [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Rachel-Longs-Advanced-Weekly-Workshop-with-Special-Guestssolen-feyissa-4Gc3B-blsJI-unsplash-1-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Rachel Long
An exciting new advanced workshop group with the much-loved Rachel Long and the benefit of special guest tutors each term.
£260.00 *
Tutor: Shazea Quraishi
Craft in community; the commitment you and your poetry are looking for to progress.
![Advanced Poetry Workshop with Mark Waldron [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Advanced-Poetry-Workshop-with-Mark-Waldronmeritt-thomas-sT1t6g28uDg-unsplash-1-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Mark Waldron
An advanced weekly workshop group with the inimitable Mark Waldron.
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Tutor: Rachel Long
An exciting new advanced workshop group with the much-loved Rachel Long and the benefit of special guest tutors each term.
![Poetic Forms for Beginners [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Poetic-Forms-for-Beginners-pexels-fotios-photos-2769494-1-300x300.jpg)
£90.00 *
Tutor: Becky Varley-Winter
Spark your creativity and take your first steps into the world of poetry!
£50.00
Tutor: Jay Gao Will Harris
A thrilling year-long deep dive into Asian diasporic work with expert tutors, poet Q&As, and the chance to perform yourself!
£150.00 *
Tutor: Jodie Hollander
Listen closely to language and explore the effects of poetry's metrical engine in your own work.
£260.00 *
Tutor: Natasha Hakimi Zapata
New week, new work! Responding to generative guidance from the finest of prompts with Natasha Hakimi Zapata.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Christy Ku
The working poet - what nobody tells you about organising your poetic practice, and the poetry it inspires.
£45.00 *
Tutor: Isabelle Baafi
Turn everyday details into striking poems in this beginner-friendly workshop exploring voice, perspective, and creative ways into writing.
![Beginners’ Workshop Group [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Beginners-Workshop-Group-pexels-didsss-3696155-1-300x300.jpg)
£90.00 *
Tutor: Becky Varley-Winter
Join a supportive community for close reading and developmental feedback on your new poems!
![Clarity & Vision: Advanced Poetry Workshop with Richard Price [Autumn 2026]](https://poetryschool.com/assets/uploads/2024/07/Advanced-Poetry-Workshop-with-Richard-PriceExperimental-Voice-Workpexels-karolina-grabowska-4046757-1-300x300.jpg)
£260.00 *
Tutor: Richard Price
Join this group for close discussion of your writing with acclaimed poet, Richard Price.
£55.00 *
Tutor: Lewis Buxton
Horrible Poetries.
£45.00 *
Tutor: Isabelle Baafi
Start your poetic journey with this interactive, beginner-friendly workshop with poet, critic and tutor, Isabelle Baafi.
£45.00 *
Tutor: Isabelle Baafi
Turn everyday details into striking poems in this beginner-friendly workshop exploring voice, perspective, and creative ways into writing.
Tutor and students meet on Zoom for an online Poetry School course session or workshop and the meetings are friendly and relatively informal. Unlike our Online courses, these may not feature a CAMPUS group, but you will still be given the opportunity to share your poetry and receive feedback according to the course format chosen by the tutor.
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.
Content will vary course to course, but on all our video courses you can expect the following:
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.
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.