Over the Top

We’re going over the top in this workshop. We’re exaggerating, pushing the limits, doing things with our writing that we maybe thought we shouldn’t do. We’ll use this time to think through some opportunities to turn it up to 11 with a series of writing exercises, designed to provoke us to venture outside the lines in our writing practice.

About Jacob Polley

Jacob Polley won the 2016 T.S. Eliot Prize for poetry for his fourth book of poems, Jackself. His fifth, Material Properties, was published in 2023. His Selected Poems is due out in 2026. He’s also published a novel, written radio plays and film scripts, and collaborated with lots of people to make art, sound and performance work. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University and lives with his family on the north-east coast.

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.