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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
COURSES FOR SEPTEMBER - 4TH – 24TH
SEPTEMBER 2023
Puzzles in Poetry (NEW) This three-week course will
look at the different ways that poems can be used to play tricks on the
reader. From enigmatic content to puzzles that depend on the layout and form
of the poem. Poetry has a long history of being used in this way and
even by code makers. But here we will be looking at the way that this
can add depth and interest 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=TUKZRRRJC9VMY Unexpected Poetry This three week course looks at the way we can
use unexpected connections to develop poetry. We will look at
different starting points and where they take us. Learn to recognise
the fundamental sparks that can set us on the road to unexpected poetry.
. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30
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https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2GARS87FM37PN Seasons Poets have always been inspired by the seasons.
And the subtle changes they bring stand as metaphor and symbols for events
in life as well as presenting colour and background. This course will
look at how the poet can use the season to best advantage and deliver poems
that engage with the seasons, and how the season can add layers of meaning
in a poem. The course is conducted over 3 weeks at a cost of £30 -
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FP3EWJSW7ZUQ8 The Right Word Mark Twain said “To get the right word in the
right place is a rare achievement.” And it is true that a well-chosen word
can bring a poem to life and a poorly chosen word can stifle it. In
this course we will be looking at how the choice of a single word can set
the tone and mood in a poem, and even be used to engage with a subtext that
create layers in a poem’s understanding. 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=DBS2BDHTT3W36 Developing the Craft This three-week course looks at developing a
number of craft elements that will help the poet to produce modern freeform
poetry. Understanding how and when to use some poetic devices that
will engage with the reader can be the key to writing engaging poetry.
The cost of this course is £30
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WENDB4T6SAGCS Writing Ekphrastic Poetry The aim of this course is to look at the
different approaches that can be taken to bring new insights to poems that
engage with a piece of visual art. During the course poets will be
asked to respond to a series of paintings using a variety of techniques.
Poems will be workshopped and full feedback given. The cost of this course
is £30
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H8J5AMXL8FTFN Writing in traditional forms This three week course looks at new modern ways
to use traditional forms. These forms can be ways for poets to grow
the tools available and to find new ways to say what they want. These
forms can produce memorable and exciting ways to explore modern topics.
This is a challenging course that asks poets to look at some traditional
forms in new ways. 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=GY3FNDXNXT3H6 Poetry and the Natural world This is a short online course for poets who want
to look at the ways to engage with the naural world, and look at the
impact of human activities on the world around us. On this course we
will move from the romantic view of nature to the urban landscape and to the
impact of human activity. We will be looking at and writing poetry relevant
to our changing world. 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=2XUS74ASPPDZ6 Poetry and Science This short online course looks at how poetry can
interface with different sciences and provide a way to use exciting ideas in
poetry, and how poetry can interpret a scientific world view.
Starting with geology, and onto physics and astronomy. You do not need
a scientific background just an interest in finding new ways to develop
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=2RJQ37ZF587LW Images, short forms, and haiku This course looks at the role played by images in
poetry. It considers their use in short forms and how they can be used
to develop engaging and memorable poems. As part of this process, we
will be looking at the opportunities and challenges presented by short forms
including haiku. The course will be conducted online over three weeks,
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https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=W48NLELP3TB92 Strategies for Writing Poetry What do you do when you hit a point when the
ideas and ability that you rely on for writing poetry dry up. This
happens to most writers from time to time, and on this course, we will look
at proven strategies to get past this point. This is a course suitable
for everyone even if you do not have a problem as these are strategies to
help approach poetry in new ways. 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=YSCXM42LTKWGU Adventures in Poetry This short course looks at ways to approach
poetry and to consider it in a wider context. We will look at new ways
to engage with poetry and the reader. To present poetry in new ways
and to bring a freshness to your writing. 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=B8CSV48PN25S4 The language of shape Lines and Stanza. Understanding the way
structure influences the way the poem is received. Different ways to
engage with line and shape in poetry. Using end stopping and
enjambment and caesura to add interest and structure in a poem.
Standard and non-standard punctuation in modern 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=YRKQFPDXJT2VY Phycogeography and Place in Poetry This short course looks at ways in which the poet
and the reader are influenced by place. How the urban
environment can feed into the poetry and becomes an essential setting.
We also look at the way place influences the interpretation of the poem and
how to develop a sense of place in poetry. The cost of the course is
£30
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COURSES FOR OCTOBER - 2nd – 23rd
OCTTOBER 2023
Poetic Devices In this short course we will be
looking at a variety of poetic devices that can be used to
enhance your poetry and add layers of interest and musicality to
it. Poetic devices when properly used and understood can
help make the poem sound more natural for the voice and more in
keeping with a strong poetic. The course will be
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This three week course
looks at finding inspiration and ways engage with different subjects.
We will look at ways to prepare and collect thoughts into a start point for
a poem and strategies to develop poems from a variety of possibilities. The
course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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This three-week course will
be looking at Journeys and how they can inform all aspects of poetry.
From actual journeys to new places, through embodying journey as a metaphor
to engaging with the journey through life. There are many ways to
approach this, and we will be looking at many of those and seeing how the
ideas can be used in our poems. 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=B2MNJRGF89RJ8 Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction This short course will explore both Prose Poetry
and introduce Flash Fiction. These two discipline areas have grown in
interest over the past years and many magazines publish pieces alongside
other styles of poetry creating even more interest in them. Both are
here to stay so this course will provide an introduction to these exciting
forms. 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=9TF6MUCFPSUWL A Cabinet of Curiosities – Objects in Poetry This course will be
focusing on objects and how they can be used in poetry. We will look
at strategies to help the poet to use objects and to look at juxtaposition
and metaphor. The importance of an “object” as a symbol or metaphor
and how this can enhance a poem. The cost of the course is £30
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KX9TAXT6ESVVA Sense and nonsense the poetry of the surreal Surreal or nonsense poetry has a strong history in
the development of poetry. Its place today is less sure but this
course seeks to introduce poets to the ideas surrealism and how these can
benefit a poem. On this course we will look at the origins of the
surreal and how it is still applicable and can produce some spectacular
results. The cost of this course is £30
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=74D4NQ8PMBEM8 New Poetry Workshop This three week course
looks at new ways to find subjects, write, edit and publish poems.
This is a challenging course that asks poets to look at these issues in a
new way. Ideal for those wanting to write more and to have more tools
available. 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=92UM85FEPMN9Y Poetry in changing times This is a short online course for poets who want
to look at the way their poetry can stay relevant in changing times.
We will be looking at relevance, authenticity and voice as cornerstones for
producing poems that engage with change. We will look at personal,
scientific and imagined responses. The course will be conducted
online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 -
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Ekphrastic Poetry- Part 2 This is a continuation course from our original
Ekphrastic Poetry Course. The aim of this course is to look at the different
approaches that can be taken to bring new insights to poems that engage with
a broader range of Ekphrastic poetry. During the course poets will be
asked to respond to a series of paintings using a variety of techniques.
Poems will be workshopped, and full feedback given. The cost of this course
is £30 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.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Q9WDCYBE22TR6 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.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=K77BNVPJN2LX4 SPECIAL OFFER Book any two 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.
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