the making of a poem
10 week course at RISC
Tuesday 13th April 2-4pm
Where does a poem begin?
How do we get to the heart of the poem and where does it begin or end? Week by week we will continue to look at a wide selection of work from contemporary poets and use it to help us write poems of our own. In addition we will consider the poet's toolbox: form, metre, rhyme and free verse and we will look at some editing techniques to improve our writing.
Allison McVety The Night Trotsky
Came to Stay (Smith/Doorstop), Allison's debut collection, was shortlisted for the Forward
Best First Collection Prize 2008. Her poems have been published in The Times and
PN Review and broadcast on BBC radio. She has an MA in Poetry and was shortlisted for the MMU
Poetry Prize 2008. Her second collection, Miming Happiness
Smith/Doorstop), was published in May 2010.
Fee £60
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