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A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT SPECIFIC COURSES FOR ALL MOST COURSES ARE OVER 3 WEEKS AT A COST OF £30
Reprise a course for £20 Many of our students want to repeat a course and
it seems unfair to ask for a full fee so if you want to repeat a course and
submit new poems for the tasks then it will cost only £20 using the payment
link. Do remember to write and let us know which course you want.
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SPECIAL OFFER Book any two of these short courses for £50 using the link below, and then please write to us at info@poetrykit.org to let us know which two courses you would like. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6ESMVNLE4NG6Q NEW UPCOMING COURSES New in December December Poetry Workshop 2025 3 weeks
of holiday poetry fun to fit around your shopping and holiday
preparations. Poetry exercises that will inspire you to
engage with the season like never before. We will be looking to
develop poems from the small events and the large, from the
personal to nature and the time of year. This will be a fun
workshop with the serious intent to produce some fine poetry.
The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost
of £30
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support, the fee for the December Workshop is reduced to £20 for
anyone who has taken one of our other courses at any time. For
the reduced fee please use this link.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JBGY8WSKQS96Q New in January 2026 Poetry in the City Cities pulse with stories — in
their streets, their people, their noise, and their silence.
Poetry in the City explores how urban life shapes poetic
expression and how poets capture the rhythm, tension, and beauty
of city living. From modern metropolises to imagined cityscapes,
architecture, movement, memory, and community. The course will
be over three weeks at a cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KRZXTDHXYB8NU New in February 2026 The self in poetry “The poetic self in Poetry”
explores how poets give voice to identity, emotion, and
experience through a poetic viewpoint. From confessional verse
to collective expression, this course examines how the poetic
self is constructed, and used in contemporary poetry. The course
will be over three weeks at a cost of £30.
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COURSES PLEASE SEE BELOW
GROUP 2 courses ARE
AVAILABLE IN December 2025 February, April 2026 COURSES CAN BE BOOKED
USING THE PAYMENT LINK BELOW THE COURSE.
New in March 2026
Objects with History: Writing Through
Things is a three-week poetry course exploring how everyday
objects carry memory, meaning, and untold stories. Through
guided prompts and close attention to things both personal and
ordinary, participants will write poems that uncover the
emotional, social, and historical lives of objects—from
inherited items and found materials to tools, clothing, and
keepsakes. The course is over three weeks at a cost of £30 -
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Poetry in
the City Cities pulse with
stories — in their streets, their people, their noise, and their
silence. Poetry in the City explores how urban life
shapes poetic expression and how poets capture the rhythm,
tension, and beauty of city living. From modern metropolises to
imagined cityscapes, architecture, movement, memory, and
community. The course will be over three weeks at a cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KRZXTDHXYB8NU Memorable Images One of the poet’s
greatest powers lies in their ability to make the invisible seen
and the abstract tangible through imagery. Strong images are the
lifeblood of poetry—they awaken the senses, ignite the
imagination, and anchor emotion in the reader’s mind. In this
section, students will explore how to select evocative details
and transform ordinary moments into unforgettable pictures.
The course is over three weeks at a cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NPMRW38LG4D7Y Landscapes In this course, we
will journey through the moors, coastlines, forests, and urban
jungles—using poetry we will delve into the intricate
relationship between the physical world and the poet. Whether
you are a novice or an experienced poet, this course will invite
you to see the world afresh and translate those visions into new
poetry. The course will be conducted over three weeks at a
cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HEG29DE5N2Y8J Making it New As Ezra Pound said one
of the keys to good poetry is to “Make it new”. This
basically asks the poet to find new methods of expression, ways
to look at things or to see things in a fresh way with new
juxtapoitions to add interest and accessibility. The
course is over three weeks at a cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B4H5XCBF2M4JQ Voice in Poetry You will often hear
the term “voice” being used, and this is said to refer to a
number of different poetic features. This short course is
the first of two that looks at some of these features. In
this first part we will be looking at the poets own voice and
the basic voice of the poem and how to use them in to get the
best from a poem. The course is over three weeks at a cost
of £30
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Viewpoint and
Tense Choices made by the
poet will impact the way the poem is presented and how engaging
and accessible it is to the reader. This course will look
at the issues of viewpoint and tense and in doing so consider
authenticity and what the poem is doing and how it can do it
best. The course is over three weeks at a cost of £30
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B4H5XCBF2M4JQ2 An Open Field In this short course
we will be looking at the opportunities offered by open field
composition, how It works and how to structure your poems on an
open field using this dynamic and exciting approach. The course
will be over three seems at a cost of £30. The Colours of
Poetry Rhythm and pace in a
poem can convey a lot of meaning and add levels and tone and
develop mood as the poem is being read. This is an
important way to convey meaning and tone in the delivery.
This is fine when the poem is being read by the poet but how do
we build this into the poem so that it conveys to the reader
these ideas of how the poem should be read and understood.
This can add more interest and meaning to the poem. The
course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of
£30 –
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MHPRG2HW9BARJ Poetic Truth Poetry can be the
vehicle to expose a universal truth, and we will look at The
role of truth in poetry.. We will also look at how a fiction
can be used to emphasise a bigger truth. The course will be
conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NLHWJFEBY8RKN Poetic Devices Finding Inspiration Journeys A Cabinet of
Curiosities – Objects in Poetry Sense and
nonsense - the poetry of the surreal New Poetry
Workshop Poetry in
changing times Poetry and Music This course looks at the
interaction between poetry and music, how music can inspire
poetry and the use of poetry as lyric. The musical
properties of poetry, rhythm and line choices, and new ways to
use sonic devices in poetry. We will be looking for many
opportunities to develop these ideas into poems. Full feedback
and help will be given during the course. The course will be
conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EFGXHMJ9KG8NY Writing Poetry for
Children This is a short online
course for poets who would like to write poetry for children. On
this workshop course we will look at what works in poetry for
children and what does not. Language and imagery, metaphor
and how children see the world. Holding a young person’s
interest and storytelling through poetry. The course will be
conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VS2TUQGPXYQFS Poems in the everyday The poet interacts with
the world in a variety of ways. This short course we will look
at how the poet can interact with the world and find poems in
everyday events. .We also look at journaling and notebooks.+ The
course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of
£30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YBZH2UU6PN6WG Journals, Diaries and
Dreams This three-week course
looks at notebooks and journals as a key resource for writers
and poets. Learn more about how these can be used and how to use
them more effectively, recording events and snapshots,
scrapbooking and dreams and how to use these in poetry. The
course costs £30
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=729CEH4CJ2LG4 Sonnet Workshop This short 3 week course
looks at the sonnet in its traditional form and how poets are
rediscovering it as a vehicle in contemporary poetry. This has
alwys been a popular form but in many ways not fully understood.
This course will focus on producing sonnets and discovering
possibilities in the form that have not been considered.
The cost of this course costs £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DN8LBA3KTDN62 Metaphor and Revelation
in Poetry This 3 week course looks
at the transformative qualities of metaphor in poetry. The
way metaphor can be used in exciting ways to bring new
revelation and understanding in a poem. We will look at
metaphor different ways and see how important it is. The
cost of this course costs £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=55WBNXUYUL8CJ Exploring Symbols and
Myth Poems can use myth and
symbols to explore modern themes. Myths and symbols come from
our joint experience and can be used to add deeper meaning in a
poem. This three week course will focus on understanding
and incorporating these devices in poetry. The cost of this
course cost is £30.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUP 2 COURSES New in February 2026 The self in poetry “The poetic self in Poetry” explores how
poets give voice to identity, emotion, and experience through a
poetic viewpoint. From confessional verse to collective
expression, this course examines how the poetic self is
constructed, and used in contemporary poetry. The course will be
over three weeks at a cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P5NLCHJ2EMDFN
New in April 2026 Spring Poetry Workshop 3 weeks of poetry fun.
Poetry exercises that will inspire you to engage with the
new season like never before. We will be looking to develop
poems from the small events and the large, from the personal to
nature and the time of year. This will be a fun workshop with
the serious intent to produce some fine poetry.
The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at
a cost of £30 –
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New Approaches to
form There are many
different approaches to poetry and one of the predominant
elements in poetry construction is the
selection of the form it will take. This coursea looks at
form in many forms and how to engage with form as a way to
enhance the way the poem delivers.. The course will look
at a number of innovative ideas. The course is over
three weeks at a cost of £30.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JPFCNYBVGFZEL Identity, Voice in
Poetry A course looking at more
aspects of voice in poetry. From writing for other voices to
adopting a persona. Understanding how to present a poem from an
historical or mythic perspective is also included. All the
various voices that can be adopted to help a poem develop.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B4H5XCBF2M4JQ Finishing off Often poets will be told
that their poem is good but needs tightening-up. This course,
put together at the request of students, looks at what this
means and some of the techniquesues that can be used to get the
best result and let the poem come to life for the reader.
The course is over three weeks at a cost of £30.
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Poetry Between the Lines What lies between the
lines in a poem and how can this be presented for the reader.
This course will look at presenting backstory and foreshadowing
and how these can be used to great effect in contemporary
poetry. These skills can help add layers of
understanding and meaning to a poem. The use of nuance and
suggestion are also included. In this exciting course that will
explore new possibilities in poetry. The course will be
conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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Puzzles in Poetry Writing in
traditional forms
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Natural World Poetry and Science Images, short
forms, and haiku
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Poetry The language of
shape Psychogeography and
Place in Poetry Ekphrastic Poetry-
Part 2 Poetry and Music Writing Poetry for
Children Poems in the
Everyday
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