Insects & Poetic Inspiration Masterclass [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 13 members 9 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 16 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 23 Jan – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 30 Jan – Assignment 2 deadline 6 Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 13 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 20 Feb – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 (double-length) set 5 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 19 Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 26 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 2 Apr – Feedback 5 & course end
Fighting the Tyrant: A Political & Personal Studio+ [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 22 members 26 Feb – Course start & Assignment 1 set 4 Mar – Assignment 1 Deadline & Assignment 2 set 11 Mar – Feedback 1, Assignment 2 Deadline & Assignment 3 set 18 Mar – Feedback 2, Assignment 3 Deadline & Assignment 4 set 25 Mar – Feedback 3, Assignment 4 Deadline 1 Apr – Feedback 4 & course end
Invisible Frames: On & Beyond the Sonnet [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 15 members 22 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 29 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 5 Feb – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 12 Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 19 Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 26 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 4 Mar – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 11 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 18 Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 25 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 1 Apr – Feedback 5 & course end
Imposters! Poetry of Personae, Pretence, & Imposter Syndrome [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 14 members 18 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 25 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 1 Feb – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 8 Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 15 Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 22 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 29 Feb – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 7 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 14 Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 21 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 29 Mar – Feedback 5 & course end
Myth, Magic, & Monsters: Ancient Stories, New Truths [Spring 2024] Private Group with 15 members 17 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 24 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 31 Jan – Live chat 1 & Assignment 2 set 7 Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 14 Feb – Live chat 2 & Assignment 3 set 21 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 28 Feb – Live chat 3 & Assignment 4 set 6 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 13 Mar – Live chat 4 & Assignment 5 set 20 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 27 Mar – Live chat 5 & course end
Advanced Poetry Workshop with Anthony Anaxagorou [Spring 2024] Private Group with 17 members 15 Jan 22 Jan 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Feb 4 Mar 11 Mar 18 Mar 25 Mar 1 Apr
NaPoWriMo 2015 (with Mslexia) Public Group with 42 members Mslexia (‘the magazine for women who write’) and The Poetry School have teamed up for National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo – http://www.napowrimo.net), the annual project in which participating poets attempt to write a poem a day for the month of April. We’ll have a writing prompt a day for you throughout the month to whirl you into a frenzy of creativity. Share the results on CAMPUS or save them up for Mslexia’s (women only) poetry competition https://mslexia.co.uk/competition/poetry-competition/ – let us know how you’re getting on.
Transreading Creative Risk with Penned in the Margins [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 14 members 17 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 24 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 31 Jan – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 7 Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 14 Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 21 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 28 Feb – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 6 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 13 Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 20 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 27 Mar – Feedback 5 & course end
Trifles and kisses: Transreading Welsh Poetry [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 15 members 18 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 25 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 1 Feb – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 8 Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 15 Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 22 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 29 Feb – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 7 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 14 Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 21 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 28 Mar – Feedback 5 & course end
Lyric Essays: Rumination, Speculation, Love [Spring 2024] Private Group with 15 members 17 Jan – Course start & Assignment 1 set 24 Jan – Assignment 1 deadline 31 Jan – Feedback 1 & Assignment 2 set 7 Feb – Assignment 2 deadline 14 Feb – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 set 21 Feb – Assignment 3 deadline 28 Feb – Feedback 3 & Assignment 4 set 6 Mar – Assignment 4 deadline 13 Mar – Feedback 4 & Assignment 5 set 20 Mar – Assignment 5 deadline 27 Mar – Feedback 5 & course end
Finding the Form with Shazea Quraishi [Spring 2024] Private Group with 17 members 17 Jan 24 Jan 31 Jan 7 Feb 14 Feb 21 Feb 28 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar
Tales from the Wetlands Studio [Spring 2024] Private Course Group with 18 members 19 Feb – Course start & Assignment 1 set 26 Feb – Assignment 1 Deadline & Assignment 2 set 4 Mar – Feedback 1, Assignment 2 Deadline & Assignment 3 set 11 Mar – Feedback 2 & Assignment 3 Deadline 18 Mar – Feedback 3 & course end
MA in Writing Poetry 2022/24 Private Group with 14 members This is a group for students enrolled on the Poetry School’s MA in Writing Poetry in partnership with Newcastle University, 2022/24. NB students: When posting your poems for workshop, please put your name both on your poem and in the file name.
A Kaleidoscope of Forms: Innovative Poetry in the 21st Century Private Group with 13 members Group for the Spring 2024 course 25 Jan 8 Feb 22 Feb 7 Mar 21 Mar
What Next? with Wayne Holloway-Smith (Spring 2023) Private Course Group with 17 members Group for Spring 2023 course 23 Jan 30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar
What Next? with Wayne Holloway-Smith (Summer 2023) Private Group with 18 members Group for Summer 2023 course 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul
Mark Waldron Advanced Poetry Workshop Spring 2024 Private Group with 6 members Mark Waldron Advanced Poetry Workshop Spring 2024
Poetry Through Theatre: Experiments from the Stage Studio+ [Spring 2023] Private Group with 21 members 20-Feb – Course start & Assignment 1 set 27-Feb – Assignment 1 Deadline & Assignment 2 set 6-Mar – Feedback 1, Assignment 2 Deadline & Assignment 3 set 13-Mar – Feedback 2, Assignment 3 Deadline & Assignment 4 set 20-Mar – Feedback 3, Assignment 4 Deadline 27-Mar – Feedback 4 & course end
Channel Hopping: A French Exchange Private Group with 13 members Writing ‘real’ poems inspired by France’s vibrant and diverse poetry scene