The Art of Poetry with Ella Frears
Event WebsiteJoin one of the most exciting contemporary writers and performers for a deep dive into poetry and how to develop your ideas and write your own.
What makes a poem a poem? It’s about so much more than words on a page. The structure of a line, the length of a stanza and even the blank space can hold and reveal meaning, themes and possibilities beyond the confines of ink. Learn the key aspects of shape, tone, language and poetic form, and create work that excites you, with the T. S. Eliot Prize nominated poet Ella Frears.
Through a series of low-pressure exercises, this course will encourage you to explore the self, drawing on real experiences while also feeling the joy of letting go of our ideas of ‘truth’ within a poem. You will be invited to use the authority of the body to centre the writing experience and get to the heart of your voice. Using contemporary art and the natural world as a starting point, we will explore voice and the process of writing radically that are textual, honest and truly get to the centre of your idea.
