What poetry workshops do you offer?

• Tales of the Unexpected — bringing surprise into your poetry;
• All Lies! — encouraging the imagination;
• My Life As … — monologues in the voice of non-human subjects;
• The Street Where You Live — writing poems about places;
• Beyond Burns — exploring and writing poetry in Scots;
• A Good Old Story — writing ballads;
• Shaping Up — writing shape and concrete poetry;
• More Than Just Cherry Blossom — writing haikus and tankas.
• Portfolio building for Higher and Advanced Higher

What can you cover in Scots sessions?

• Roots and Shoots — history and status of the language;
• Screivin it Doun — spelling Scots and using Scots dictionaries;
• Yer Ain Tung — writing your own Scots glossary;
• Say it in Scots — vocabulary building;
• Speakin Oot — writing your own work in Scots.

What CPD sessions can you offer?

• Poetry Writing — learn some tricks and tips to get pupils writing and even write some poetry yourself.
• Scots Language — increase your awareness of Scots issues and Scots materials for the classroom.

What longer projects have you been involved in?

• Bo’ness Academy (2008-09) — a six-session Scots poetry writing project with an S2 class. The focus was on creating poems that celebrated Bo’ness. Forms used included: haiku, tanka, ballad and shape poems.

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