‘What Work Is…’: Writing poems about work

Taking its title from the poem by Philip Levine, this workshop will explore ‘work’ as a rich and relatable topic for writing. There’ll be imaginative activities, inspirers to take away and a look at some great contemporary poems. We’ll play with some of the ‘languages’ of work and workers, and reimagine our own experiences and perceptions of work to make some fresh, imaginative poems. All in 90 minutes! 

About Amanda Dalton

Amanda is a freelance poet, playwright and creative writing teacher with a background in both education and arts leadership. Her poetry collections How To Disappear, Stray and Fantastic Voyage, are published by Bloodaxe. Her recent poetry pamphlets include Notes on Water (smith|doorstop 2022) and 30 Poems In Thirty Days (Arc Publications 2021). Writing for theatre and BBC Radio 4 and 3 includes the Christmas production 23/24 for Keswick’s Theatre By the Lake, original plays, drama documentary, personal essays and adaptations from writers including Tove Jansson, Carson McCullers and Jackie Kay. Amanda’s website is at amandadalton.co.uk

Zoom

These workshops will be conducted via Zoom. We have put together this simple 'How To' document to help you download Zoom, join a meeting, and navigate around the meeting features (such as adjusting video and audio, uploading files, and sharing screens).

You will receive a confirmation email from Ticket Tailor with your ticket and the Zoom invitation, containing the meeting link and Meeting ID & Password.

Someone from The Poetry Business team will be on hand prior to each workshop to offer additional help in getting connected.

There is usually a lot of interest in our workshops: in the interest of fairness, please limit yourself to one workshop ticket in every two week period.

Bursary Spaces

There are two bursary spaces available per workshop for writers from groups that are under-represented in contemporary poetry (for instance because of ethnic background) or who are experiencing financial hardship. If you would like to apply for one of these bursary places, please contact workshops@poetrybusiness.co.uk

Refunds

If you no longer wish to attend the workshop please let us know by emailing us. We ask for 3 working days' notice before the workshop starts in order to offer a full refund, and enable us to offer the place to someone else.

Though we will do all we can to help you get set up with the technology it is the participants' responsibility to ensure that their camera, microphone and other computer settings are configured correctly. Please contact us (workshops@poetrybusiness.co.uk) if you are concerned about getting set up for Zoom.