Booking information

Duration: five fortnightly sessions
Dates: 3rd May, 17th May, 31st May, 14th June, 28th June

Type: Course
Level: Open to all
Location: London

Details

Start date: Thursday 3rd May 2012

Session times: Thursdays, fortnightly, 6.45 - 8.45pm

Cost:

Full cost:£63.00
60+:£50.00
Concs:£38.00

Face to face

Speaking Lives

From the secret life of a light bulb to the confession of a murderous duke... In this fortnightly class, we’ll be exploring the power and surprise of the dramatic monologue and how poets over the past two centuries have risen to the challenges of this rewarding form. We’ll also be looking at dialogue in poetry and how we can use it to lend added vitality to our work. We’ll consider classic poems, as well as examples from the very best contemporary poets, picking up the tricks of the trade along the way. This course promises lively discussion and constructive feedback, together with specially designed exercises to help you to hone your technique and to stimulate fresh, imaginative approaches to your poetry more generally.

Please note that due to unavoidable circumstances, this course will now be taken by Katy Evans Bush.

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Katy Evans-Bush

Katy Evans-Bush's first collection is Me and the Dead (Salt Publishing, 2008). Her pamphlet Oscar & Henry was published by Rack Press in January 2010, and her collection, Egg Printing Explained, is due out in spring 2011. She is the editor of the online literary magazine Horizon Review, runs the blog Baroque in Hackney, and writes reviews and essays in various publications. Find out more on her website.

What People Say

"[In] Katy Evans-Bush's impressive sequence... [her] sympathies appear to lie with James... but the wit and playfulness of this collection also acknowledge Wilde's more teasing way with the truth." - Andrew McCulloch, Times Literary Supplement

"Seriousness, a subtlety of line, an intelligent sense of uhumour and a seriousness about art" - Clare Pollard, book endorsement

"I couldn’t put it down! Very absorbing and satisfying at many levels." - Ian Duhig, book endorsement

"Her ironised yet romantic fatalism... is a model of edgy wit and restrained emotion." - John Stammers, book endorsement

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Access Information

The Poetry School has accessible parking with a front entrance drop-off point. The room used for classes is on ground level and there is adequate space for wheelchair users and an induction loop available upon request. There are fully equipped disabled toilets and an emergency assistance alarm is fitted. For further information please contact the office.

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