16th April- Unlocking the spectrum
Bring colour into your poetry with Jacqui Rowe. Expect harmony, clashes and symbolism.
21st May - 16 Ways to Write a Poem Masterclass with Mario Petrucci. A trawl of all the major pathways into new writing, as thorough as it is unique, everything from the 'found poem' to Larkin's pickles. A workshop of immense variety and enduring value.
18th June -Making it Better
Revising your poetry can be fun! Jacqui Rowe offers some new techniques and inspirational ideas.
23rd July - Surprising Yourself Masterclass with Mario Petrucci. Another exciting and insightful sortie into the unchartered regions of language and creativity. Not so much the wildernesses of experience as those neglected thickets between our well-worn paths. Expect the Unexpected!
20th August - Treasures of the City
To mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Roy Fisher's City, the return of an old favourite. Come for a walk with Jacqui Rowe around the city centre and bring back treasure - inspiration for writing - and look at how other poets have written about cities .
All workshops take place from 1.30 to 4.30 pm in the Shakespeare Memorial Room at Birmingham Central Library, which is close to all main railway stations in Birmingham city centre.
£19/£16 (concs.) for a single workshop. 10% discount for 3 or more workshops booked together
To book contact jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk
07971018825
Making Poetry, PO Box 14779, Birmingham B13 3GU
All workshops take place on Saturdays from 1.30 to 4.30 pm
