Lunchtime Epiphanies: Writing Inspired by the Everyday
Discover the art of capturing fleeting moments and imbuing them with poetic significance.
* This course will take place on the video-conferencing platform ZOOM *
Join us for a creative writing workshop inspired by the iconic poet Frank O’Hara. Through guided writing exercises, peer feedback, and insightful discussions, you’ll learn to channel O’Hara’s signature style of spontaneous, conversational verse.
We will delve into O’Hara’s iconic lunch poems, exploring how he transformed ordinary experiences into extraordinary art. You’ll learn to observe the world with a poet’s eye, noticing the details that often go unnoticed. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a newfound appreciation for the beauty of the everyday and the ability to express yourself with poetic clarity and precision.
1 x 2.5-hour session, running 6.30–9pm (BST), on 10 April 2025. This course will take place on the video-conferencing platform ZOOM.
To apply for a concession rate, please send relevant documentation showing your eligibility for one of our concessions to [email protected]. Conditions of eligibility are detailed here. More information about how our Video Courses work can be found on the Video Courses page. If you have any questions or wish to be added to the waiting list of a sold-out course, please email [email protected].
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About Rory Aaron 
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Rory Aaron is a published poet and playwright from Derby who is currently based in Manchester. His work has been published by a variety of literary magazines, and he has recently published Within These Cobbled Streets, a epic narrative poem, with Verve Press, that was nominated for the prestigious Alfred Bradury BBC Writers Award. From this he was selected as a BBC New Creative where he was commissioned to write a short film for the BBC. His first play This Town, did a UK tour performing at Contact Theatre, Curve Theatre, and The Pleasance, and is set to be on at Oldham Colosseum this summer. Rory was part of the South Bank Collective in 2023, and has delivered lectures at The University of Manchester, and taught across Manchester prisons, mental health hospitals and youth centres, He is currently the Head of Learning at REKINDLE Supplementary School. His first full collection Things That Make Us Human is coming out with Verve Press in 2026.
"What I have learned on Poetry School courses has made me a better poet, a happier person and I have made new friends."
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