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A post about another enjoyable and interesting poetry workshop devised and delivered by Carrie Etter, made possible by Hilda Sheehan and Bluegate Poets, at The Richard Jeffries Musuem, near Swindon. In The Page as Open Field we read and discussed six poems which use the page in a non-linear, unconventional way, with text not necessarily… Continue reading The Page as Open Field with Carrie Etter
Students began by reading their stories from last week when they'd placed one of their own fictional characters in a work setting they'd researched by interviewing other students. The writing was diverse and really interesting and included a man working in an all-female cleaning crew, a white Zimbabwean farmer advising on simulation exercises to a… Continue reading WordWeavers Session 4 – Writing Dialogue
For those who couldn't make it…. A summary of what we did. Confession: I stole the warm-up exercises from Vicki Feaver and Hugh Dunkerley who used them on a Creative Writing module at Chichester University in the early 1990s. First, a quick warm-up exercise: write, in two minutes, a list of possible uses for this object Then, write… Continue reading WordWeavers at Trowbridge Museum – First Session
WordWeavers are writing workshops and classes run by Josephine Corcoran. These are interactive, participatory workshops for anyone interested in reading and writing poetry and short fiction. All materials, other than pens and notebooks, will be provided. Sessions will centre on the reading and informal discussions of a wide range of, mainly, contemporary texts and a… Continue reading WordWeavers – Creative Writing
Not another day must go by without me saying how much I enjoyed this recent workshop, another writing session organised by Hilda Sheehan who had recruited Martin Malone at the 11th hour to replace an unwell Carrie Etter (now, happily, recovered). Martin introduced himself by stating that what he wanted most when he signed up for a… Continue reading Poetry Workshop with Martin Malone
A solo parent Monday to Friday, this all-day, Saturday workshop, part of the 2012 Swindon Festival of Poetry, fitted in with my plans perfectly. As with other workshops I've been to recently, The Poetics of Things was organised by the wonderful, Swindon-based poet, Hilda Sheehan, who does so much to bring poetry to Swindon and… Continue reading The Poetics of Things workshop with Robert Vas Dias
A few weeks ago I took part in this practical and informative seminar and workshop run by Carrie Etter. This was a really useful and productive morning crammed with advice about how, where and when to submit my work. One particularly helpful exercise was for each participant to analyse a poetry magazine, answering set questions… Continue reading Publishing Your Poetry Seminar with Carrie Etter
Anita Chapman's interesting blogpost about the benefits and drawbacks of taking excerpts from the first draft of a novel to a writing workshop has got me thinking about when it's best to take poetry. At what stage of the writing process will scrutiny by others benefit a poem? It's a relevant question for me because I've… Continue reading When is the best time to workshop a poem?
Update - 21st November 2012 My classes for Wiltshire College have almost finished for this term. Next term I will be running some classes from Trowbridge Museum. Please get in touch if you are interested (my email can be found under Contact Me). I will be back to teach at Wiltshire College in the Summer… Continue reading NEW Creative Writing Classes in Devizes and Trowbridge
This morning I worked with seven Year 9 students (aged 13 and 14) from The Clarendon College, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, who are writing poems to commemorate the visit of the Olympic Torch Relay to their school. The poems will be included in the Wiltshire 2012 Festival of Celebration at Hudsons Field, Salisbury on 11th July and… Continue reading Writing Poetry to Commemorate the Olympic Torch Relay
Josephine Corcoran 