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How to Improve Your Poetry: Poetry as Translation and Transformation 

In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry and its place in their world. These interviews will cover creative writing tips, excelling in a poetry workshop, building a literary career, and finding your poetic voice. Here’s Carmen Bugan discussing the idea of poetry as poetry as translation and transformation.  1. Let’s start with Desert…

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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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Southbank Centre X Poetry School, New Poetrs Collective

Vanessa Kisuule on the Southbank Centre’s New Poets Collective

For the second year running, The Poetry School have invited this year’s New Poets Collective to run a series of exciting courses with us. We’ve been chatting to Vanessa Kisuule, poet, performer, and lead tutor for the Collective, about the exciting scheme and what she looks for in applications. Read Vanessa’s thoughts below and check…

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