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'The beauty of imperfection': a look at Japanese poetic forms

Things Japanese is a six-week Writing School evening course with Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana on Japanese culture and poetical forms. The course will introduce forms such as the haibun, tanka, zuihitsu and senryu, and seek to demonstrate what kind of pieces of writing these might be a good fit for. It will also consider Japanese cultural concepts such as wa, (和) (harmony) and wabi sabi (侘寂), loosely...

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Home and away: poet's writing course on aspects of 'abroad'

Poet Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana, who last year published a debut collecton that centred on her 10 years in Japan, is running a series of online writing workshops on Wednesday mornings online, beginning on 27 September. Writing Home from Abroad will consider not only writing about being abroad but al...

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Learning to write better poetry - and having a drink - with Carol Ann Duffy

Since graduating with a BA in literature in 2008, it has been my dream to complete an MA in creative writing; specifically, poetry.  I knew I needed to mature as a writer, and that happened to coincid...

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Mind the gap: Sarah Howe's weekend poetry course on what's left unspoken

TS Eliot prize winner Sarah Howe will be running a residential weekend course next month aimed at helping poets to think about poetry as “an art of gaps and implication, where what’s left unspoken is ...

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John Hegley, Kate Fox and Ian McMillan lined up for writing retreat in Dales

A new writing retreat in the Yorkshire Dales is offering courses by John Hegley, Kate Fox, Ian McMillan, Fleur Adcock, Jane Draycott, Kim Moore, and a number of other poets and writers. From Easter Ga...

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Weekend of poetry workshops with added Dutch flavour at Grange-over-Sands

Dutch poet Tsead Bruinja will be joining three British poets at a weekend of poetry workshops at Grange-over-Sands on Morecambe bay in Cumbria in August. The Poetry Carousel, organised by Kim Moore, w...

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Arvon course programme announced

Arvon has published its programme for 2016, with 17 poetry courses including titles ranging from the prosaic starting to write poetry to the intriguing poetry as controlled explosion.

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Poetry School launches spring courses

The Poetry School will be launching its spring programme of courses and workshops with a reading at the Tea House theatre in Vauxhall Walk, London, on Thursday 14 January from 6.30pm. Those reading wi...

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Poetry School's half-price course offer to young poets

The Poetry School is running a course this autumn aimed at helping young poets make the Eric Gregory awards shortlist or enter a first pamphlet competition  – and it’s half-price for those aged under ...

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Poetry School links up with Newcastle University to launch MA in poetry writing

The Poetry School has announced its new MA degree in writing poetry, in collaboration with Newcastle University. Starting September 2015, the two-year, part-time course will be based in alternative ce...

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Writing workshops for youngsters in Calderdale with Gaia Holmes at Phoenix FM

If you’re a young person (aged 14+) in Calderdale who likes writing, why not join Gaia Holmes for a series of free workshops at Halifax-based community radio station Phoenix FM? The workshops will pla...

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Wish you were here? Mini-break or world cruise? Here comes summer at the Poetry School

The Poetry School is running a five-day summer school in London later this month, from 21-25 July. All workshops and sessions on A True Account of Talking to the Sun, a quote borrowed from American po...

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A taste of Ruskin College's writing for performance course with tutor John Retallack

There’s a chance to attend a two-hour taster of Ruskin’s College’s two-year writing for performance course on Saturday 5 July, at the Oxford college. The course tutor is John Retallack, pictured. The ...

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Still time to join a summer solstice poetry weekend overlooking Coniston

There are places still available on a weekend Summer Solstice poetry course from 20-22 June at Brantwood, the former home of John Ruskin, overlooking Coniston water in Cumbria. Tutors are Geraldine Gr...

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Urban verse: how to write about London and other big cities

A workshop on writing poems about London and other urban subjects is being offered by South Bank Poetry magazine on Saturday 16 November from 10.30am to 4.30pm in the Poetry Studio, at 22 Betterton...

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Moments of joy, and links with art and song at Poetry School

How to celebrate real-life moments of joy without sentimentality or cliché; poetry and contemporary art; and the connections between poetry and song are just three of the many courses on offer at t...

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Chance to join a weekend masterclass with Helen Mort

Manchester’s Blank Media Collective is asking emerging poets to consider submitting for a weekend masterclass with leading young poet Helen Mort. The deadline for submissions is 1 March. Blank Medi...

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Your poem's boring? Here's how to fix it

O No, My Poem’s Boring! is just one of the courses on offer at the Poetry School, which has launched its spring 2013 courses and workshops throughout the country and online. The course on how to re...

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Putting together a poetry collection: Arvon's Winter Warmer course

There are places available on what Arvon is billing as one of its Winter Warmer courses, in January next year. Caroline Bird and Ian Duhig are tutors on Poetry: Putting together a collection, from ...

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Patience Agbabi to mentor three Arvon poets

Patience Agbabi will be mentoring three poets in the Jerwood/Arvon mentoring scheme, open for applications from UK writers who attended an Arvon course in 2012. The scheme is designed for those int...

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Poetry School's autumn courses start next week

Many of the Poetry School’s autumn term courses and workshops start next week, so you’ll have to get in quick if there's something you've got your eye on.

You can find all the courses and works...

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Gaia Holmes on writing modern poetry

Poet Gaia Holmes is running a modern poetry writing workshop at the Omniversity of Manchester,  MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester, on Monday evenings from 10 September 2012 to 11 February 2013.

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Lighten up: top poets on hand to help inject humour

Is your performance poetry more performance than poetry? Does your writing need some love and attention? A five-day Arvon comedy in poetry course, with celebrated poets and entertainers Kate Fox an...

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After adoption: write about your experiences

Adoptee and poet Anwen Lewis is offering a course of five evening workshops to adopted adults in the north-west who would like to explore and express their experience in creative writing. Workshops...

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Arvon launches 2012 poetry courses

Arvon has launched its 2012 programme of residential writing courses with a wealth of poetry tuition on offer. Five-day courses at its rural writing centres in Devon, Shropshire, Yorkshire and Inve...

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Book now for a Poetry School course

Booking for the new term at the Poetry School opened this week. There are poetry courses, workshops and tutorials in London, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Durham, Oxford, Birmingham, Bri...

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Places available on Arran poetry week

If you’re quick, there are 12 extra places available on the Arran Poetry Adventure, a week-long residential poetry/workshop event on the island of Arran in August. Organised by experienced publishe...

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The knowledge: top tips on the art of performing poetry

A 10-session, weekly course exploring the skills, knowledge and techniques of performance poetry starts on Monday 13 February at Torquay's Blue Walnut café in Walnut Road from 7.30pm to 10pm. Theme...

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Get into jail, free: workshops for performance poets

Poetry organisation Apples and Snakes is running two masterclasses in the north-west for poets interested in working in prisons. Breaking In, the beginners’ session, is led by Segun Lee-French, and...

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Open-mic course near half-price - cancellation

We have had two last-minute cancellations so can offer two half-price places for the open-mic poetry course, from 14-19 November, at £195. replies by Wednesday evening latest. First come, first ser...

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Like to write poetry at Ted Hughes' house? - last chance for a place

There are just a handful of places left on this unique Monday to Saturday Arvon Foundation course in the idyllic surroundings of  Lumb Bank, once home to Ted Hughes, and in the village of Heptonsta...

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All that jazz - and Julian, too

There’s a chance to sign up for writing workshops with Write Out Loud’s Julian Jordon on Monday evenings at Marsden library, Huddersfield in early autumn - and then maybe try your hand at Write Out...

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Meet top tutors at Faber's autumn courses open day

There will be a chance to meet tutors like Jo Shapcott, Tim Lott, Esther Freud, Marcel Theroux, and Daljit Nagra when Faber Academy launch their autumn courses at an open day at the Faber offices i...

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