workshops
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A busy but doubtless exhilarating day awaits me tomorrow at Linlithgow Book Festival 2013. In the morning, I’m running a poetry workshop as I have done for the part several years. It’s at the Mel Gray centre at the canal basin from 10.30 to 12.30 and there are still some tickets available. In the afternoon,
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My next course for the Poetry School Online, which focuses on surprise as an engine of poetry and starts very soon indeed, is sold out. None of my students seems to have enrolled yet, but I hope they do soon, not least because I plan to post the first assignment in the next day or
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Regular readers of this blog will recall that, last year, I tutored an online course for the Poetry School. It was a thoroughly rewarding experience (not least, but certainly not solely, because one of my students was Mark Burnhope, a highly talented poet in his 20s; as regular readers of this blog will also recall,
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Greenbelt 2011 was only my second experience of the festival and my first as a contributor but that’s easily enough to make me hanker more than ever after becoming a regular Greenbelter. I can think of nothing I wouldn’t classify as a highlight, although I know that sounds rather contradictory. The only possible exception is
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Feels like it’s ages since I’ve blogged. It certainly feels like I’ve done quite a bit since I last posted anything, so here’s a wee roundup of what I’ve been up to: A Knife Fight in a Telephone Box Our madcap poetry competition, in which the competition had little really to do with the poetry,
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The times and venues of my appearances at this year’s Greenbelt festival have just been confirmed. First up is a poetry workshop at 2 pm on Saturday 27 August in Crest. The workshop is entitled “Lines Home” and will probe the idea of home, tying into this year’s Greenbelt theme. That’s followed on Sunday 28
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I’ve been thinking today about whether my experiences at Cove Park just before Easter have had an effect not only on the way I present my poetry but directly on my writing, and I believe the answer is yes. On my Facebook page , I commented recently that, at the moment, I seem to be
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One thing I managed to leave out of my post on Cove Park was any mention of just how emotional an experience it was. Several of us, myself included, were in tears at one point or another in the week. This is not surprising, as it was demanded of us that we go deep into
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What? A six-session workshop focusing on form and structure as an engine of poetry, similar to my popular and successful course for the Poetry School Online last autumn. A mix of reading, writing exercises/assignments and feedback on poems. When? Early May to mid June this year on a Wednesday* 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Where?
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A huge thank you to Ajay Close for inviting me to do the workshop at the Writers Day in Perth on Saturday, and to the participants, who included my fellow HappenStance poet Patricia Ace: I had a great time (although it might have been a good day for a stroll in Hyde Park as well).
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Don’t let that post title worry you: I’m not revealing a previously undisclosed predeliction for the gee-gees. Au contraire, I’m just excited to be appearing at this year’s Greenbelt festival, which is based at Cheltenham racecourse. For those of you unfamiliar with Greenbelt, it describes itself as a festival “where faith, arts and justice collide”,
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No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader. Whether you are setting out on your journey into poetry or have already been on the road a long time, Robert Frost’s statement rings true. Join me to explore ways of bringing that element of surprise into your writing from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
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There’s only one place left on my Poetry School Online course and one more week before it goes live. The first live chat tutorial isn’t until 11 October, but there will be an assignment to complete before then. I’m looking forward to it and can’t wait to find out who’s signed up! If you’re interested,
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Good news for anyone who would have liked a space on my online Poetry School course on structure and form: apparently, it isn’t sold out. A technical glitch made some of last year’s students from another course appear to be enrolled, so there are still around eight spaces left. If you’re interested, simply go to
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