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Meddling with Poetry with Megan Kerr
Wed 9 Feb 2022 to Wed 30 Mar 2022
Eight-week poetry writing course for adults, to explore a variety of poetry forms and poetic approaches. Play with the many types of poetry, poetic imagery, and the musicality of language. In-person and online options. Book by 26th January.

The course covers: • Free verse and sensory imagery • Old English poems and word-play • Rondines and effective rhyme • Cinquains and economy of language • Sestinas and going with the flow • Decuains and natural metre • Glosas and keeping the meaning open • Original forms and English rhythms. You’ll also get a booklet each week with 6 further forms or styles to play with and suggestions of topics for poems. The course includes 3 rounds of constructive peer feedback plus written feedback from the teacher on 2 poems.

Dates: In-person course: Wednesdays 7pm–9:30pm, 9 February – 30 March 2022; Online course: Thursdays 7pm–9:30pm, 10 February – 31 March 2022
Location: In-person: Oxford; Online (with posted materials): UK
Cost: £275

Book by 26 January.

Further details and to book here

Queries? Contact Megan Kerr, megan@thewritersgreenhouse.co.uk

Additional Information:
Location:
Oxford/Online
Region(s):
South East England
Price:
£275

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