Overview

Poetry is a twelve-week course, comprised of twelve lessons and three opportunities for you to gain written feedback on your writing from the course tutors. The course also includes various opportunities for you to try out a range of writing techniques and ideas.

Poetry focuses on both closed form and free verse poetry, inviting you to experiment with techniques for understanding and experimenting with a range of poetic devices. Each lesson includes a range of readings, a discussion of the techniques used by a range of poets, and opportunities for you to experiment with writing your own poems.

By the end of the course you will have developed a portfolio of poems in a range of forms and genres, and have gained a deeper understanding of the challenges and possibilities of a range of historical and contemporary poetic forms.

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• Tutor: Siall Waterbright