Groups

Excavate from the language hoard of radical, underground and late modernist British poetry

Write poems straight from the heart

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!

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.

Re-juvenate your poems with a bold, new wave of Chinese voices

Knock those loose poems into shape with some concentrated feedback

Shape bold new poems under the mastery of the great sculptors

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.

Write against English, take it apart, and explode language altogether

Re-imagine Homer’s cast of Olympians, sea-monsters, Lotus Eaters and mere humans with Emily Wilson’s ground-breaking new translation

Going back-to-basics-and-beyond with the essential unit of poetry

Choose love, write against brokenness and towards the idea of praise

What can poets learn from short fiction, and vice-versa?

Discover your sensuous side and write poems exploring the radiant materiality of interesting objects

This is a group for students enrolled on the Poetry School’s MA in Writing Poetry in partnership with Newcastle University, 2018/20.

Celebrate present-day Russia through its poetry, and create your own new translations and trans-readings