December Poetry Workshop

Four weeks of poetry and discovery

A lively and imaginative workshop designed to fit around the Christmas season, offering fresh ways to approach poetry and opportunities to experiment with different techniques.

Over four weeks, we will explore the small events and larger experiences that shape our lives, drawing on observation, memory, imagination and the changing season. The familiar details of everyday life can become the beginnings of something unexpected, while the season itself offers opportunities to think about place, relationships, change and the passage of time.

New ways of working with words

Alongside more familiar approaches, we will experiment with unusual forms and techniques that encourage us to see language and experience differently. There will be opportunities to approach a subject from an unexpected direction, discover new possibilities in existing language and try ways of writing that might not otherwise occur to us.

The workshop will offer a varied programme of stimulating writing challenges, some playful, some more demanding, all intended to help participants discover new possibilities in their poetry. Each exercise will provide a starting point rather than a rigid formula, leaving plenty of room for your own voice and interests.

Enjoyable, but with a serious purpose

There will be room for experimentation, individual interpretation and the development of poems beyond the initial exercises. You might find yourself writing about something apparently ordinary and discovering its wider significance, or trying a new technique that changes the way you think about a poem.

The aim is simple: to enjoy writing poetry while producing work that surprises us and is worth keeping.

Designed for a busy December

The workshop takes place online over four weeks, with a short Christmas break to allow time for other commitments. You can work on the exercises from home and make space for poetry among the other demands of the season.

Join the December Poetry Workshop

Whether you are returning to poetry or already write regularly, this workshop offers a chance to refresh your approach, enjoy a varied set of challenges and finish the season with new work.

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