Read and write poetry, listen to music, take inspiration from lyrics, and consider the connections between them all.
‘The poet doesn’t invent, s/he listens.’ – Jean Cocteau
Sailing past the tempestuous questions surrounding lyrics as poetry, we will look to the lyrics in poetry, and use music to inspire our own work in different ways.
We will try out a range of prompts and writing experiments. We will supercharge our writing playlists, foregrounding the music we usually have on in the background.
We will build a practice based on listening, taking inspiration wherever we hear it, keeping both an eye and an ear out.
Lily Blacksell is a poet living in London. Her work has appeared in Poetry Review, Boston Review, BOMB Magazine, Bath Magg, Magma, The Scores and elsewhere. Her pamphlet There’s No Such Thing was published by ignitionpress in 2018. Lily runs a poetry and music night called Canon Fodder. She has an MFA in poetry from Columbia University, where she was a teaching fellow.
5 fortnightly sessions over 10 weeks. No live chats. Suitable for UK & International students.
Dates: 13 May - 22 July 2021
Location: Online
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