Groups

Reinvigorate those discarded poems with feedback from Claire Trévien and fellow students.

A course imagining our addressee; how the addressee shifts or remains static, and to whom we most want to reach when we write a poem

Investigate how poetry can engage with memory, both individual and collective, in order to reflect on the past and produce innovative work aiming towards the future.

Don your favourite whimple and explore dragon-slaying, courtly romance and fabliau with neo-medievalist Tom Chivers

Explore what we as poets can borrow and learn from film’s often lucid, surreal yet recognizable language.

Take a walk on the wild side and explore the diverse world of contemporary nature and eco-poetry with Fiona Benson.

Join this group to find out basic information about Campus and how it works. If you have any questions about Campus that aren’t answered on the Welcome page, post them here. Please note that this group is monitored by Poetry School staff during office hours, so we might not always be able to answer your questions immediately, but we’ll get to them as soon as we can.

This public appreciation group is open to poets of all levels, from experienced workshop pros, to inexperienced writers new to CAMPUS. Post up to two poems a month and get public feedback. Maybe publish a new draft, or simply showcase one of your greatest hits? You write them and we read them.

The rules:

– Please post no more than 2 poems per calendar month.

– This group works on a ‘quid pro quo’ system – if you post a poem of your own into the group, then please leave a comment on someone else’s work. For each poem you upload, you should aim to offer your personal feedback on someone else’s work, particularly those who have received no comments so far.

– Please be sensitive to the experience and needs of the poet when and if you are commenting on his / her work. Constructive criticism helps writers develop their skills; inappropriately harsh commentary at the wrong point can stop them writing altogether.

Interesting poetical tidbits from across the web.

Your go-to place for upcoming poetry competitions, calls for submissions, and other random prompts and challenges.

An open group for people to share and discuss their poetry reading. What collections, pamphlets, anthologies and criticism are you reading – give us your reviews and recommendations.

Tell us about your own poetry news – what events are you planning, which magazine has just accepted your poem, what competitions are you entering? We love to know what Poetry School students and friends are up to – this a place for you to blow your own trumpets!

Reinvigorate those discarded poems with feedback from David Tait and fellow students.

The POEM SUBMISSION DEADLINES are as follows:

Poem 1 = May 22

Poem 2 = June 5

Poem 3 = June 19

Poem 4 = July 3

Poem 5 = July 17

Perhaps now more than ever, our poetry should engage with news and global events

April is National Poetry Writing Month. Join us, and write a poem a day for the whole month! We’ll be supplying a fresh prompt every morning to get you writing, and an example poem to get you in the right frame of mind. Post your poems in the group, and share in the discussion! This group is open to everyone – invite your friends.

Prompts will be posted in the group (not via email). First, make sure you’re in the group, not on the Campus homepage, then click #NaPoWriMoPrompts at the top of the page to see all of the prompts.

Learn how language can nourish, make sense from chaos and enable us to survive troubles and traumas.

An intensive studio course on bad language, bad form and bad taste.

Take a playful approach to the possibilities of form and learn to free your writing processes.

Sharpen your wits with a look at 17th century poetry through contemporary eyes and at contemporary poetry through 17th century eyes.

A Campus group for all students attending the 2017 MA in Writing Poetry Summer School in London.