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How to: Write a Sonnet
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 James Davies on how to write a sonnet. To write a sonnet, start with a clear theme or…
James Davies
How to Improve Your Poetry: Writer’s Block
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 Yanita Georgieva on how to deal with writer’s block. For any writer, there are two terrible states of…
Yanita Georgieva
Sensorial Poetry: Exploring Voice, Performance & the Body
Ready to take your poetry off the page and onto the stage? Our Sensorial Poetry workshops are designed for performance poets, spoken word artists, and experimental writers who want to explore the physical and vocal aspects of poetry. These courses are perfect for those seeking to connect deeply with their audience through the power of…
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How to Write Poetry: Can Poetry Help Us Explore Queerness?
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 Kat Dixon on how poetry can help us explore queerness. Kat will be running her course Queer Objects:…
Kat Dixon
Master Your Poetry: Advanced Writing Workshops
Ready to take your poetry to the next level? Our Master Your Poetry workshops are designed for experienced poets who are looking to refine their craft and push the boundaries of their writing. With a focus on advanced skills and personalised feedback, these workshops provide a unique opportunity to work closely with experienced instructors who…
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Poetry in Motion: Writing with Playfulness & Flexibility
For poets who love to experiment with form, play with poetic structures, and push creative boundaries, our Poetry in Motion courses will introduce you to new methods, experimental techniques, and fresh approaches to modern poetry. These workshops are perfect for poets who want to embrace flexibility, challenge traditional forms, and have fun with their writing. …
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How to Improve Your Poetry: Poetry as a Revolution of Language
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 Rebecca Levi on poetry as a revolution of language. Rebecca is running The Poetics of Latin American Resistance:…
Rebecca Levi
Advanced Poetry: Elevate Your Craft
For advanced poets looking to refine their skills and learn from leading guest tutors, our Advanced Poetry Masterclasses offer an unparalleled opportunity to engage with expert voices, explore new poetic territories, and deepen your craft. These workshops will push the boundaries of technique, poetic form, and lyrical expression. Mayonnaise & the Sublime Masterclass – Agnieszka…
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Poetry for Everyone: Your First Steps into Writing
Our Poetry for Everyone workshops are designed for new poets, casual writers, and creative hobbyists who are just starting to explore the world of writing. With a focus on beginner-friendly techniques, you’ll learn the basics of poetic forms, how to experiment with different styles, and how to express your thoughts and feelings through the art…
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Poetry Craft: What is a Golden Shovel?
As part of our Poetry Craft series, Catherine Smith discusses how to write a Golden Shovel poem. Can you explain what a Golden Shovel poem is? The ‘Golden Shovel’ is a poetic form, where the poet chooses a line from an existing poem and uses each word from that line as the last word of…
Catherine Smith
Stealing Fire: Learning from Female Poets
Ready to explore the transformative power of female poets? Our Stealing Fire workshops are designed for those inspired by feminist literature and the powerful voices of women in poetry. These workshops will guide you to understand the rich legacy of female voices. A focus on feminist and influential poets. Offering tools to sharpen your own…
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Break the Rules: Experimental & Playful Poetry
For young creatives, literary rebels, and experimental poets, these workshops challenge you to push the boundaries of poetry, embrace unconventional techniques, and play with form in exciting new ways. Ideal for experienced poets and alternative thinkers who are ready to break the rules and redefine poetry itself. Poems After Poems: Writing Ars Poetica – Leah…
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Poetry for Change & Personal Growth: Writing in Crisis & Finding Your Voice
Poetry has the power to heal, resist, and transform. Whether you’re writing to navigate personal challenges, address global crises, or find an expressive outlet, our workshops provide the space, support, and expert guidance to help you craft the best poetic response. Lighting the World: Writing in Times of Crisis – Shazea Quraishi Explore how poetry…
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How to: Get your Poetry Published
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 James Byrne on getting your poetry published. 1. How did you go about getting your first poem/pamphlet/collection published?…
James Byrne
How to Write Poetry: A Guide to Translation and Transformation
In this series, we explore different ways write poetry, if you’re looking for tips on how to start writing poetry as a beginner, see this blog ‘How to: Poetry Writing Tips for Beginners’. Here’s Carmen Bugan discussing the idea of poetry as translation and transformation. 1. Let’s start with Desert Island Poems. Can you name…
Carmen Bugan
Freedom in Form: Challenge Your Poetry Boundaries
Are you ready to break free from traditional structures and explore the possibilities of poetry? Our Freedom in Form workshops are designed for poets who want to experiment, challenge conventions, and embrace forms of expression. This is your chance to redefine your creative process and take bold steps in your creative practice. With a focus…
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Unsticking a Stuck Poet: Overcoming Writer’s Block
Feeling stuck? Our Unsticking a Stuck Poet workshops are designed for writers in need of fresh inspiration. These workshops provide practical strategies, prompts, and exercises to help you get back into your writing flow. Whether you’re looking for ways to break through mental barriers or just need a little guidance to get started, these courses…
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Food, Family & Poetry: Writing Memory Through the Senses
Ready to explore the power of memory and sensory writing? Our Food, Family & Poetry workshops are designed for poets looking to connect deeply with history, storytelling and memory, exploring how the senses shape the stories we tell. COURSES: Around the Table: Writing about Food & Family with Romalyn Ante Explore how food and family…
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Poetry as Response: Transreading & Translating
For poets interested in translation, transreading, and poetic response, these workshops explore how poetry can be transformed, adapted, and reimagined across languages and cultures. Learn to engage with poetry in new and dynamic ways, responding to existing works with fresh interpretations. Transitions, Translations, Transformations, Transreading – Carmen Bugan Explore the interplay between reading, translation, and…
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Voice, Experimentation, and Legacy: Advanced Poetry Explorations
With our Southbank New Poets Collective Series of workshops.
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Explore Place, Fragmentation, and Identity: Transform Your Poetry in 2025
Poetry is a way to explore who we are, where we belong, and a means to create identity and meaning in a fragmented world. This season, we’re offering three transformative courses designed to deepen your craft and perspective: 1. Women, Writing, and Place Use your writing to explore personal identity and the intersections that shape us.In this…
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Master Your Craft: Poetic Technique & Advanced Workshops
Ready to take your poetry to the next level? Our Master Your Craft workshops are designed for poets who want to push past the basics and dive deep into advanced techniques. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, experiment with new forms, or refine your voice, these courses offer the guidance and tools you need…
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End of Year Creative Push: Ancestors & Traditions
This winter, reconnect with your heritage through our End of Year Creative Push: Ancestors & Traditions courses. Designed for poets interested in honouring ancestral wisdom, cultural heritage, and poetic traditions, this series offers a reflective close to the year. Whether you’re drawn to Persian verse or Italian contemporary poetry, these courses invite you to enrich…
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How to: Take Criticism Well with Rebecca Levi
Expert Poetry Tutor Rebecca Levi’s guide on how to take criticism well.
Rebecca Levi
Poetry Queries: Can Poetry Be Taught? with lisa minerva luxx
In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry queries. Here’s lisa minerva luxx discussing the idea of whether poetry can be taught.
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