- This event has passed.
The Poet’s Toolkit course at Poetry School
January 14, 2019, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM GMT
One event on January 21, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on January 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on February 4, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on February 11, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on February 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on February 25, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on March 4, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on March 11, 2019 at 6:30 PM
One event on March 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM
In this practical course with tutor Shazea Quraishi, the class will consider the poem as a flying machine and explore its inner-workings over three terms. Taking inspiration from poets past and present, the class will investigate the freedoms and challenges of free verse and traditional forms including the sonnet, terza rima, sestina, prose poem and experimental forms. As participants generate new poems and work on existing poems struggling to achieve lift-off, all will be encouraged to hone critical skills and enquire into one’s own poetics. Each term will include workshop sessions where the class will discuss new material produced along the way.