Name: Pen to Print: Poetry Writing Class
Start: 2026-01-10T15:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-10T16:30:00+00:00
Location: Barking Learning Centre

Build your skills and confidence with guidance on poetry basics and idea development - whether for personal enjoyment or competitions.
About this Event

NB: This session can also be booked to attend online.

Session Five: Poetry as Conversation - Dialogue and Response

Over eleven themed sessions, participants will look at poetry as song, ritual, experiment, medicine, conversation, protest and more. Each week, we will focus on one powerful way poetry speaks to the world and the self, using examples from both contemporary and classic poets as springboards for our own words.

If you're just beginning to explore poetry and want to build your skills and confidence, these sessions are perfect for you. Learn the fundamentals and receive guidance on how to shape your ideas and develop your poetry writing style - whether you're writing for personal enjoyment or aiming to enter poetry competitions.

Our poetry classes welcome participants of all levels, from complete beginners to published poets, you can join at any point of the course.

Please note there is a supporting Google Classroom for this course and the direct link to join can be found in confirmation email under the Additional information section.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please directly get in touch with us at [email protected]

If you are not sure if this class is for you or would like more information, please contact us to discuss. Ask the organiser or email: [email protected]

NB: To make the most of the Poetry Writing Classes, please ensure that you book your place and that you are prepared to attend all the available sessions, there are 11 monthly sessions in total from September 2025 to July 2026.

Tickets will be released in three-month blocks for the remaining dates:

Saturday 10 January 2026
Saturday 7 February 2026
Saturday 7 March 2026
Saturday 11 April 2026
Saturday 9 May 2026
Saturday 13 June 2026
Saturday 4 July 2026

Booking is essential and you will be asked to present your booking confirmation upon arrival.

Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are disruptive to a session.

Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to unenroll a participant from a course and explore an alternative approach to supporting them on their writing journey, if we feel that a class is unsuitable for that participant.

NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable.

Pen to Print shall not be liable to attendees for any injury, loss or damage of or to personal equipment belonging to the attendees or any indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever arising out of the attendance of the event.

Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible.