The Poetry Business: Writing More Poems and Getting Them Out There with Jonathan Davidson
This short course will offer a group of no more than a dozen poets a chance to produce new work inspired by interesting and uncommon poems from all over the place. Meeting for two hours a week on Zoom, the course will focus around short and hopefully enjoyable workshop exercises and poetry prompts.
Alongside these, there will be discussion about all aspects of the poetry sector in the UK, including various ways to get poems out into the world. A weekly information e-mail will follow each session. At the end of the fifth session, we’ll have a small private poetry reading, although as with all aspects of the course, nothing is obligatory. To finish, there will be a ‘free raffle’ with poetry-related prizes for everyone!
Jonathan Davidson is a poet, writer and literature activist. He lives in the English Midlands but works internationally. His poetry has been widely published and he has also written memoir and criticism. His radio dramas and adaptations have been broadcast by BBC Radios 3 and 4. His most recent collection is A Commonplace (Smith|Doorstop, 2020) and was included in The Morning Star's best poetry books of 2020 and has been widely reviewed, including in Under the Radar, TLS and Racine. His previous book, On Poetry (Smith|Doorstop, 2018), a combination of memoir and manual, was included in The Guardian's Top 10 Books About Creative Writing 2020. His blogposts about poetry and the poetry sector at www.jonathandavidson.net have raised eyebrows. He is a Fellow of The English Association.
Dates: Monday evenings, 19:00 to 21:00 BST, on 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th June and Monday 4th July 2022
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: £150 (50% & 100% discount bursary places available for those of limited means.)
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Update: This is now sold out but you may like to contact the organisers to join a waiting list.