10am–1pm: INSPIRATION, EVERYWHERE
Poems are responses to the world around us. But how do you know what to respond to, especially during these strange times? Through a morning of guided online exercises – involving Google maps, research and riffling through our own spaces for cherished objects – you'll learn to find the seed of a poem in everyday life all from the intimacy of your own home.
The morning will also provide structured, guided and supported writing time time; and will include time for a 15 minute one-to-one tutorial – for you to ask any questions you might have or to discuss your own poetry.
1–2pm: Break
2-4pm: THE CRAFT OF THE POEM
You've got your ideas. Great. Now what? Through a structured and friendly Google hangout workshop, the afternoon will focus on the craft of poetry – line-breaks, form, synecdoche, the beginnings of editing – and help you to take your ideas and get them onto the page in a thoughtful and relevant way.
The afternoon will feature further writing, drafting and editing time; and there'll also be time for any remaining one-to-one tutorials.