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Feedback, Originality, & Ownership in Poetry Workshops with Matthew Caley (part 3)

In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry and its place in their world. These interviews will cover creative writing tips, excelling in a poetry workshop, building a literary career, and finding your poetic voice. Here’s the third and final part of Matthew Caley discussing feedback, originality & ownership in workshops. You can read…

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How do I know if my poem is working?

Ever felt like your poem just isn’t working, or that there’s something missing but you’re not sure what? Receiving feedback from fellow writers, and getting tips from esteemed tutors, is the best way to finetune those poems and get them ready for submission. We have a range of workshops for poets of all abilities. Check…

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Writing About England in Strange Times

As part of our Poetry Craft series, JLM Morton asks how can poets write about England in strange times. England has a long literary and folkloric history, but how can poets write about the country today – especially in the context of rising nationalism and exclusion? Poets today can write about England by reimagining national…

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Summer 2026 – Quick Course Guide

Our Summer Term is now live! We have a whole host of brilliant tutors and poetry courses ready for you to pick from and, as they tend to sell out really fast, we’ve made this Summer 2026 Quick Course Guide to help guide you to the right course. Online Courses INTERNATIONAL Online courses without Live…

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MA Graduation Day with Suzanna Fitzpatrick

As we prepare for another MA Open Day, poet and MA Graduate Suzanna Fitzpatrick reflects on Graduation Day 2025. Image Credit: Suzanna Fitzpatrick Sometimes we all need a buffer I write my first lines of the Poetry School MA in Writing Poetry in the brand-new notebook I’ve just been given. It’s our first workshop with…

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