What can nature teach us about the creative value of slowness? How might our writing evolve when we decentre productivity? How can we embrace and even celebrate slowness as a vital part of our creative lives?
Across three online workshops – curated and led by Wasafiri's Writer in Residence Cara Thompson – participants will explore how the earth’s natural rhythms can nurture a softer, more sustainable writing practice and directly inspire the works that we create.
Workshop 1: ‘Resting in Poetry’
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 7 - 9pm GMT, Online, £35 (Concessions available)
As the new year begins and winter holds us in its quiet, how might our writing offer a space to gently hibernate? What possibilities open up when we release productivity-driven resolutions to make room for creative rest-olutions instead? Drawing on images and examples of natural dormancy and hibernation, we’ll experiment with restorative, unhurried writing that embraces slowness as a creative companion.
Workshop 2: ‘Nesting in Poetry’
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 7 - 9pm GMT, Online, £35 (Concessions available)
As the world begins to thaw and stretch, how might our poetry become a nesting place: somewhere warm, spacious, and slow for us to unfurl?
By responding to examples of sheltering, cocooning, and quiet preparation in the natural world, we’ll explore how writing can offer comfort, steadiness, and a sense of inner refuge during the final stretch of the season.
Workshop 3: ‘Renewal in Poetry’
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 7 - 9pm GMT, Online, £35 (Concessions available)
As the first signs of spring appear, we’ll gently re-awaken our writing. By responding to examples of natural emergence and early growth, we’ll reflect on what the winter months have taught us about slowness and how these lessons can accompany us into the brighter season ahead.
Workshop pass to attend all three workshop): £95
Further info and to book here