Ginsberg & The Poetics of Place, Poetry Masterclass with Alan Fyfe - RECORDING ONLY available until 11/11/26

This year would have been Allen Ginsberg’s 100^th birthday and so we celebrate his work with the fabulous award-winning Aussie poet and Ginsberg fan, Alan Fyfe. Allen Ginsberg was the heart and soul of The Beat Movement, influenced by, and an influence on, the best minds of his generation.
 
We'll work on two poems over four writing exercises, influenced by Ginsberg's diverse writing and revision techniques, and we'll explore different ways to let place, writing from where you are and where you've been influence our own work. Place becomes essentally a driver of who you are and what matters to you, and it gives you a powerful way of channelling emotion from imagery. Ginsberg had great capacity for delight, to joke and riddle!

We'll take a trip through Ginsberg’s life of poetry and wandering, as we explore how he wrote out of the various locations associated with his poems. From a tumbledown cottage in a Berkley backyard to his final years in a comfortable East Village apartment, each dwelling marks a stage in Ginsberg’s ideas about writing, from emotional explosions of words and inner consciousness like Kaddish to more austere compression from when he was under the influence of Corso. We'll take a close look at notable works and less known pieces such as A Strange New Cottage in Berkley and Tears.

Alan Fyfe is a poet, storyteller, and educator from Boorloo (Perth), Australia. His first novel, T, was listed for Australian and international manuscript awards, and was published by Transit Lounge in 2022. His debut poetry collection G-d, Sleep, and Chaos was highly commended in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the Wesley Michel Wright Prize, and won both the award for poetry and book of the year in the WA Premier’s Awards. It also won silver in Flying Islands’ first poetry-manuscript award. His second novel, The Cross Thieves, was published by Transit Lounge in 2026 . His second poetry collection, Short Poems will be available from Gazebo Books later this year.  Alan teaches literature at the University of Western Australia.

2.5 hours long

RECORDING TICKET ONLY - AVAILABLE TO LISTEN/VIEW  UNTIL 11 November

If you came to this original workshop and want to listen again email me and I'll send you a code for a half price ticket.

How does a RECORDING ONLY TICKET work?
You'll be given access to the recording and the handouts for the workshop. You need to listen to it before the expiry date listed above. It's useful to mark in your diary when you'll do the workshop (a limited timeframe can actually help you get around to it.) Your confirmation email will include a login code on email, plus a link to download the handouts. Get in touch with me if you you can any questions or issues. Enjoy!

Cost £28 GBP (with cost effective exchange via STRIPE)

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