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Autumn 2025 – Quick Course Guide

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How to: Deal With Rejection

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CLIMATE POETRY: Kate Simpson and James Ford, 'Adaptation Gap'

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Writing Through the Turning Year: Seasonal Poetry Courses for Autumn and Beyond 

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Five Women Poets You Should Be Reading Right Now 

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Open Call: Poet-in-Residence at the Laurel Prize Weekend 2025 

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How to: Feedback, Originality, & Ownership in Poetry Workshops with Matthew Caley (part 2)

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Ten of the Best Books on Writing Poetry

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MA in Writing Poetry Alumni Profiles

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CLIMATE POETRY: Kate Simpson and James Ford, ‘Adaptation Gap’

Poets have long used their craft to reframe issues, convey emotion and share ideas, and climate change is an increasing feature of poetry shared across the world. To mark the launch of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures last year, our partners, the University of Leeds Poetry Centre, paired University of Leeds poets with Priestley Centre climate…

Posted in Blog 23 hours ago by Poetry School
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Global Poetics: Transreading, Translation & the World in Verse 

Poetry is borderless. Language flows across landscapes, cultures, and histories – and these courses celebrate that flow. From ekphrasis and multilingual writing to translation as transformation, these courses invite you to write beyond the boundaries of nation, genre, and tongue.  Whether you’re translating visual art, echoing ancestral voices, or remixing texts from other cultures, these…

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How to: Deal With Rejection

In this series, we interview our tutors about poetry and its place in their world. These interviews will cover creative writing tips, excelling in a poetry workshop, building a literary career, and finding your poetic voice. Here’s Rachel Bower on how to deal with rejection. Can you share an experience where you faced rejection of…

Posted in Blog 1 day ago by Rachel Bower
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Writing Through the Turning Year: Seasonal Poetry Courses for Autumn and Beyond

Writing Through the Turning Year: Seasonal Poetry Courses for Autumn and Beyond 

As the light wanes and the air grows crisp, now is the time to reflect, regenerate, and root down into poetic practice. Whether you’re seeking mythic inspiration, ecological insight, or a shift in creative energy, these autumn-ready poetry courses will ignite your imagination and carry you into the darker months with purpose.  These seasonal poetry…

Posted in Blog 1 week ago by Jasmine Ward
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Open Call: Poet-in-Residence at the Laurel Prize Weekend 2025 

Poetry School invites applications for an early or mid-career poet to be our Poet-in-Residence at the Laurel Prize weekend, on 19 and 20 September 2025.  The Laurel Prize was established by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage in 2019 in association with Poetry School. It is an annual award for the best collection of nature or environmental…

Posted in Open Call 3 weeks ago by Beth Evans (Poetry School)
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