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 on experimentation and creative risk-taking, these workshops encourage you to explore unconventional techniques, visual poetry, and avant-garde forms.

 If you’re ready to embrace innovation, then join us for one of these Freedom in Form courses:

EXPERIMENTAL POETRY COURSES

Poems Behaving Badly: The Joy of Being Wrong on Purpose – Vik Shirley

Explore the power of play, mistakes, and unpredictability in poetry. Challenge traditional notions of “good writing” and embrace the unexpected. Starts May 2025. This course is now sold out, so to be added to the waiting list please email administration@poetryschool.com.

Introduction to Visual Poetry: Poetics of the Possible – Astra Papachristodoulou

Discover the intersection of art and poetry, where words become images, and text takes on new meaning. Starts May 2025. This course is now sold out, so to be added to the waiting list please email administration@poetryschool.com.

Digging Deeper with the Golden Shovel Studio – Catherine Smith

Master the Golden Shovel poetic form, uncovering layered meanings and crafting poems rich with resonance. Starts May 2025. Book Here

Fourteen Lines, Myriad Methods: Experimental Sonnet Studio – James Davies

Reimagine the sonnet through contemporary techniques, innovative structures, and unexpected approaches. Starts June 2025. Book Here

Discover More Poetry Courses

Explore our full Summer Programme, featuring a range of courses for poets at all levels. If a course is sold out, please email administration@poetryschool.com to register your interest and you will be added to the waiting list.

This summer, take a creative leap—dare to experiment, challenge the norm, and redefine poetry on your own terms.