‘Bite the day to the core’: Transreading Edward Thomas [Spring 2026] Private Group with 19 members 20 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 27 Jan – AS1 Submission 3 Feb – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 10 Feb – AS2 Submission 17 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 24 Feb – AS3 Submission 3 Mar – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 10 Mar – AS4 Submission 17 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 24 Mar – AS5 Submission 31 Mar – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Transreading Elizabeth Bishop: Facts, Details, & the Unknown Private Group with 20 members 14 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 21 Jan – AS1 Submission 28 Jan – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 4 Feb – AS2 Submission 11 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 18 Feb – AS3 Submission 25 Feb – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 4 Mar – AS4 Submission 11 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 18 Mar – AS5 Submission 25 Mar – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Write by Moonlight: A Poetic Lunar Cycle Studio+ [Spring 2026] Private Group with 21 members 17 Feb – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 24 Feb – AS1 Submission & AS2 set 3 Mar – AS1 Feedback, AS2 Submission, & AS3 set 10 Mar – AS2 Feedback, AS3 Submission, & AS4 set 17 Mar – AS3 Feedback, AS4 Submission 24 Mar – AS4 Feedback, Course end
Darkness into Light: Poetry for the Waxing Year [Spring 2026] Private Group with 20 members 13 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 20 Jan – AS1 submission 27 Jan – AS2 set 3 Feb – AS2 submission 10 Feb – AS3 set 17 Feb – AS3 submission 24 Feb – AS4 set 3 Mar – AS4 submission 10 Mar – AS5 set 17 Mar – AS5 submission 24 Mar – Course end
MA in Writing Poetry 2025/27 (Wednesday Cohort) Private Group with 11 members This is a group for students enrolled on the Poetry School’s MA in Writing Poetry in partnership with Newcastle University, 2025/27 – Wednesday Cohort. NB students: When posting your poems for workshop, please ensure that the filename includes your name and the title of the poem. Please also include your name on the page of the document.
Excavation Poetics: Language as Ruin Studio [Spring 2026] Private Course Group with 21 members 23 Feb – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 2 Mar – AS1 Submission, AS2 Set 9 Mar – Feedback for AS1, AS2 Submission, AS3 Set 16 Mar – Feedback for AS2, AS3 Submission 23 Mar – Feedback for AS3, Course End
MA Foundation Seminar with Meryl Pugh 2026 Private Group with 9 members First Thursday of each month 6pm-8.30pm (BST/GMT) 8-Jan 5-Feb 5-Mar 2-Apr 7-May 4-Jun
The Close Read: Advanced Poetry Workshop with Anthony Anaxagorou [Spring 2026] Private Group with 20 members 19 Jan 26 Jan 2 Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 23 Feb 2 Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 23 Mar
Exploring Emotion [Spring 2026] Private Group with 19 members 12 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 19 Jan – AS1 Submission 26 Jan – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 2 Feb – AS2 Submission 9 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 16 Feb – AS3 Submission 23 Feb – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 2 Mar – AS4 Submission 9 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 16 Mar – AS5 Submission 23 Mar – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Global Majority Writing from the British Countryside: A Poetry Masterclass [Spring 2026] Private Group with 10 members 13 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 20 Jan – AS1 Submission 27 Jan – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 3 Feb – AS2 Submission 10 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 17 Feb – AS3 Submission 24 Feb – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 10 Mar – AS4 Submission 24 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 31 Mar – AS5 Submission 7 Apr – Feedback for AS5, Course End
‘So, I’m a hag now, am I?’: Writing the Menopause Studio [Spring 2026] Private Course Group with 22 members 2 Mar – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 9 Mar – AS1 Submission, AS2 Set 16 Mar – Feedback for AS1, AS2 Submission, AS3 Set 23 Mar – Feedback for AS2, AS3 Submission 30 Mar – Feedback for AS3, Course End
Poetry at the Next Level: An Advanced Workshop with Wayne Holloway-Smith [Spring 2026] Private Group with 20 members MONDAYS 6.45pm-8.45pm (GMT) 19 Jan 26 Jan 2 Feb 9 Feb 16 Feb 23 Feb 2 Mar 9 Mar 16 Mar 23 Mar
Sudden Prose: Exploring Prose Poetry & Flash Fiction [Spring 2026] Private Group with 19 members 14 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 21 Jan – AS1 Submission 28 Jan – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 4 Feb – AS2 Submission 11 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 18 Feb – AS3 Submission 25 Feb – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 4 Mar – AS4 Submission 11 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 18 Mar – AS5 Submission 25 Mar – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Fidelity & Betrayal: Linguistic Translation [Spring 2026] Private Group with 13 members 21 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 28 Jan – AS1 Submission 4 Feb – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 11 Feb – AS2 Submission 18 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 25 Feb – AS3 Submission 4 Mar – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 11 Mar – AS4 Submission 18 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 25 Mar – AS5 Submission 1 Apr – Feedback for AS5, Course End
MA in Writing Poetry 2024/26 (Wednesday Cohort) Private Group with 9 members This is a group for students enrolled on the Poetry School’s MA in Writing Poetry in partnership with Newcastle University, 2024/26 – Wednesday Cohort (B). NB students: When posting your poems for workshop, please put your name both on your poem and in the file name.
Fortnightly Feedback with Edward Doegar [Spring 2026] Private Group with 22 members 12 Jan – course start 26 Jan – 1st poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 2 Feb) 9 Feb – 2nd poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 16 Feb 23 Feb – 3rd poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 2 Mar) 9 Mar – 4th poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 16 Mar) 23 Mar – 5th poem submission (feedback from tutor posted by 30 Mar)
Making Poetry Happen: Poetry Performance by Women & Gender Nonconforming Artists [Spring 2026] Private Group with 14 members 22 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 30 Jan – AS1 Submission 5 Feb – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 12 Feb – AS2 Submission 19 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 26 Feb – AS3 Submission 5 Mar – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 12 Mar – AS4 Submission 19 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 26 Mar – AS5 Submission 2 Apr – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Tangents, Risk, & Intensity: Neurodiversity as Creative Process [Spring 2026] Private Group with 20 members 19 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 26 Jan – AS1 Submission 2 Feb – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 9 Feb – AS2 Submission 16 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 23 Feb – AS3 Submission 2 Mar – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 9 Mar – AS4 Submission 16 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 23 Mar – AS5 Submission 30 Mar – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Microscope, Telescope, Periscope: An Ecopoetics of Technology [Spring 2026] Private Group with 19 members 23 Jan – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 30 Jan – AS1 Submission 6 Feb – Feedback for AS1, AS2 set 13 Feb – AS2 Submission 20 Feb – Feedback for AS2, AS3 set 27 Feb – AS3 Submission 6 Mar – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 13 Mar – AS4 Submission 20 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 27 Mar – AS5 Submission 3 Apr – Feedback for AS5, Course End
Every Love Story Needs to be Told Twice: Dante’s Vita Nuova Studio [Summer 2026] Private Group with 5 members Studios are 4-week intensive courses. Reading material will be distributed before the course begins. There are no live chats so they are suitable for both UK & International students.