Advanced Poetry Workshop with Mark Waldron [Spring 2026] Private Group with 20 members WEDNESDAYS 6.45–8.45pm (GMT) 21 Jan 28 Jan 4 Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Feb 4 Mar 11 Mar 18 Mar 25 Mar
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
New Territories: An Intermediate-Advanced Workshop with Wayne Holloway-Smith [Spring 2026] Private Group with 20 members TUESDAYS 6.45pm-8.45pm (GMT) 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar 17 Mar 24 Mar
Saturday Sessions with Kathryn Simmonds [Spring 2026] Private Group with 13 members In-Person Workshop 3-term Course SATURDAY 11am-5pm (BST) 24 Jan 28 Feb 28 Mar
Tangents, Risk, & Intensity: Neurodiversity as Creative Process [Spring 2026] Private Group with 19 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 16 Mar – Feedback for AS3, AS4 set 23 Mar – AS4 Submission 30 Mar – Feedback for AS4, AS5 set 6 Apr – AS5 Submission 13 Apr – 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
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
Darkness into Light: Poetry for the Waxing Year [Spring 2026] Private Group with 19 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
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
The Mirror of Masks: Bacchanalia to Contemplation Studio+ [Spring 2026] Private Group with 11 members 11 Feb – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 18 Feb – AS1 Submission & AS2 set 25 Feb – AS2 Submission & AS3 set 4 Mar – AS3 Submission & AS4 set 11 Mar – AS4 Submission 18 Mar – 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.
MA in Writing Poetry 2024/26 (Tuesday 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 – Tuesday Cohort (A). NB students: When posting your poems for workshop, please put your name both on your poem and in the file name.
First & Last Lines Studio [Autumn 2025] Private Group with 22 members 3 Nov – Assignment 1 (AS1) set 10 Nov – AS1 Submission, AS2 Set 17 Nov – Feedback for AS1, AS2 Submission, AS3 Set 24 Nov – Feedback for AS2, AS3 Submission 1 Dec – Feedback for AS3, Course End
Arrange, Layer, Combine: Poetry & Collage Studio Private Group with 20 members Autumn 2020 Studio Course 4 Nov – Course start & Assignment 1 set 11 Nov – Assignment 1 Deadline & Assignment 2 set 18 Nov – Feedback 1, Assignment 2 Deadline & Assignment 3 set 25 Nov – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 Deadline 2 Dec – Feedback 3 & course end
Myth, Body, Belief Private Group with 16 members Spring 2021 Interactive Course Group 14 Jan– Course start & Assignment 1 set 21 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 28 Jan –Live chat 1 & Assignment 2 set 4th Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 11 Feb – Live chat 2 & Assignment 3 set 18 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 25 Feb – Live chat 3 & Assignment 4 set 4 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 11 Mar – Live chat 4 & Assignment 5 set 18 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 25 Mar – Live chat 5 & course end
Myth, Body, Belief (Summer 2021) Private Group with 16 members 13 May – Course start & Assignment 1 set 20-May – Assignment 1 deadline 27-May- Live chat 1 & Assignment 2 set 3-Jun – Assignment 2 deadline 10-Jun – Live chat 2 & Assignment 3 set 17-Jun– Assignment 3 deadline 24-Jun – Live chat 3 & Assignment 4 set 1-Jul – Assignment 4 deadline 8-Jul– Live chat 4 & Assignment 5 set 15-Jul – Assignment 5 deadline 22-Jul – Live chat 5 & course end
Language as Material: Scrapbooking & Poem Generation (International, Summer 2022) Private Group with 17 members Summer Term 2022 International Course 11-May – Course start & Assignment 1 set 18-May – Assignment 1 deadline 25-May – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 1-Jun-May – Assignment 2 deadline 8-Jun – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 15-Jun – Assignment 3 deadline 22-Jun– Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 29-Jun – Assignment 4 deadline 6-Jul – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 13-Jul – Assignment 5 deadline 20-Jul – Feedback & course end
Zig Zag Motifs: Lyric Invitation, Immersion, & Criticism Masterclass [Summer 2024] Private Course Group with 12 members 9 May – Course start & Assignment 1 set 16 May – Assignment 1 deadline 23 May – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 30 May – Assignment 2 deadline 6 Jun – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 13 Jun – Assignment 3 deadline 20 Jun – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 (double-length) set 4 Jul – Assignment 4 deadline 18 Jul – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 25 Jul – Assignment 5 deadline 1 Aug – Feedback 5 & course end
Language as Material: Scrapbooking & Poem Generation (International, Spring 2023) Private Course Group with 17 members 19-Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 26-Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 2-Feb – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 9-Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 16-Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 23-Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 2-Mar– Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 9-Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 16-Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 23-Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 30-Mar – Feedback & course end
Fortnightly Feedback with Zakia Carpenter-Hall [Autumn 2025] Private Group with 19 members 1 Oct – Course Starts 15 Oct– 1st Poem Submission (feedback from tutor posted by 22 Oct) 29 Oct – 2nd Poem Submission (feedback from tutor posted by 5 Nov) 12 Nov – 3rd Poem Submission (feedback from tutor posted by 19 Nov) 26 Nov – 4th Poem Submission (feedback from tutor posted by 3 Dec) 10 Dec – 5th Poem Submission (feedback from tutor posted by 17 Dec)