Writing Poems

In this workshop we will look at poems by Ross Gay, Liz Berry and Martha Sprackland for their qualities of speaking in a direct unguarded voice with immediate accessibility whilst also carrying emotional and imaginative depth. Expect to write from lived experience to reveal how by using tiny shifts of tone and subtle restraint, much can be said without saying everything.

About Vanessa Lampert

Vanessa Lampert’s work has recently been published in The Rialto, The London Magazine, Under the Radar, Oxford Poetry, and Poetry London. She has run workshops for The Poetry School, Poetry in Aldeburgh, Hive, at Stanza groups nationwide and as a volunteer in schools. Vanessa was a co-founder of The Alchemy Spoon magazine and volunteers at Oxford Poetry Library. Her collection Say It With Me was published by Seren in 2023. Poems from the collection have been published in the Daily Telegraph poem of the week and the Forward Prizes anthology 2024.

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.