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Writing from Place and History with Andrew Forster & Lindsey Holland
Mon 6 Jun 2016 to Thu 3 Nov 2016
Following the success of last winter’s first Compass Poetry Week in the house that inspired Wuthering Heights, we are delighted to announce two further courses

How can we capture the spirit of a landscape though poetry?
How can we use history to write poems that speak to our times?

Arriving on Monday afternoon , we’ll spend three nights in Ponden Hall, wrapping up at 4.00pm on Thursday. The building is rich with evidence of its links to the Brontës and even earlier histories. The hall is beautifully furnished and in a stunning location, nestling above Ponden reservoir, beside the moors, and with acres of grounds and woodland.

One of the beds is a cosy box bed, built around the window which is believed to be the one Emily Bronte describes in Wuthering Heights, in the scene with Cathy’s ghost. This bed will be booked on a first-come-first-served basis.

Through a combination of writing exercises, discussion, reading poems by other writers, one-to-one tutorials and tours and walks, tutors Lindsey Holland and Andrew Forster, editors of The Compass, will help you create new poems in this magical location. Workshops are suitable for beginners or those with some experience who are looking for new inspirations and a fresh approach, and there will be plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere and just write.

 

 

Additional Information:
Location:
Haworth
Region(s):
Yorkshire
Price:
£385

Contact Information:
Organisation:
Compass Magazine
Contact Name:
Editor
Contact Email:
editor@thecompassmagazine.co.uk
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