About the course:
In this writing workshop, we will explore the power and beauty of poetry and how it fits into everyday life. Drawing inspiration from a range of poets, including Ocean Vuong and Warsan Shire, we will use creative exercises to write our own striking and transformative poems.
Writers of all experience levels are welcome.
About the tutor;Â
Natalie Linh Bolderston is a Vietnamese-Chinese-British poet who has won the Eric Gregory Award and co-won the Rebecca Swift Women Poets’ Prize. Her poem ‘Middle Name with Diacritics’ came third in the 2019 National Poetry Competition and was shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Single Poem. She is an alumna of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective, the London Library Emerging Writers Programme, the VanThanh Productions Development Scheme and Writing West Midlands’ Room 204 Programme. Her pamphlet, The Protection of Ghosts, was published by V. Press in 2019. She has been commissioned by the Royal Society of Literature, the National Poetry Library, the Poetry Society and elsewhere.
Who is it for?Â
All underrepresented writers—those who face barriers to opportunities due to mental health issues, physical health/disability, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, neurodivergence, substance misuse, survivors, working class backgrounds, and those from the LGBTQIA+ community, Black, Asian, traveller, mixed heritage or other global majority backgrounds.
Date & Time:Â
Wednesday 25th September
6-8pm
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Cost:
£2.50
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