Name: Masterclass A: "Responding to Image and Memory" - with Jason Lovell
Start: 2026-02-08T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-08T16:00:00+00:00
Location: The ARC (Arts Resource Centre)

Masterclass A: "Responding to Image and Memory" - with Jason Lovell

In this poetry workshop you will explore image and memory via artwork and a series of written prompts.
About this Event

In this workshop you will explore image and memory via artwork and a series of written prompts. After some time exploring examples of established poet’s work, you will create metaphor through the process of ekphrasis, with a specific focus on paintings by Mark Rothko. Participants will also take time to engage with memory through a range of carefully curated writing prompts. There will be time for writing, reflection and advice on editing your own work.

Jason Lovell is a secondary school English teacher residing in Co Derry. He is recipient of the Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing 2025. He has been awarded the Freedom To Write Award by the John Hewitt Society and Irish PEN. His work has appeared in Abridged, Obsessed with Pipework, Ragaire and Fortnight. He was shortlisted for the Irish Writers Centre’s New Voices: North 25 initiative. He is supported by the Arts Council Northern Ireland.