About this Event
POETRY SUMMER SCHOOL
The Writers’ Workshop, Orchard Square Sheffield
Get schooled in reading and writing poems this summer! This short course of six sessions with me, Suzannah Evans, will cover the essentials of poetry, from why we write it to how it works. Each session will include writing time and time for feedback. These sessions are suitable for beginner and intermediate poets. I recommend you come with an open mind and a willingness to play with words!
Theme: Form Part Two: Making Your Own Rules
In this session we will continue exploring ideas of poetic form, looking at ways poets find wiggle room within strict formal schemes, and with an eye to contemporary formal inventions such as the Golden Shovel, and syllabic verse. We'll also experiment with inventing forms of our own.
Booking Information
- Sessions are bookable individually, or you can book all six in a lower-cost bundle before the first class.
- There is one free bursary place available per session. If you would like to take up a bursary place, please contact me directly: [email protected].
- We are unable to offer refunds on any portion of a six-session booking, so please ensure you can attend all sessions.
- We can only offer a refund on a single session if we can resell your ticket.
Please note: There is no wheelchair or step-free access to the Workshop. If you're unable to access the Workshop, there is an Access Option ticket for online participation in the session.
About the Tutor
Suzannah Evans lives in Sheffield and has published two poetry books, Near Future and Space Baby with Nine Arches Press. In 2019 she was a Gladstone’s Library Writer in Residence, and in 2021 received a Northern Writers’ Award. Her work has been described as ‘doom-pop poetry with an apocalyptic edge.’
Suzannah's work combines climate anxiety and eco-poetry with dark humour and irreverence, and has been described as 'doom-pop poetry with an apocalyptic edge.' She has published two books with Nine Arches Press, the most recent of which is 'Space Baby', and her pamphlet Green is forthcoming with Little Betty.
X: @suzannahevans
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Writers Workshop, 14 Orchard Square, Sheffield City Centre, United Kingdom
GBP 10.00 to GBP 15.00
