What Three Words?

This workshop takes its title from the online mapping system that divides the entire world into a grid of three-metre squares, assigning each square a unique combination of three random words. A weird yet strangely appealing notion that we can surely use as a starting point for thinking and writing poetically about place. Through a series of quick-fire writing and reading exercises, the aim of this workshop is to embark on making some new poems about your own sites of special interest.

About Tara Bergin

Tara Bergin is the author of three collections of poetry, all published by Carcanet Press, This is Yarrow (2013, winner of the Seamus Heaney Prize for Poetry), The Tragic Death of Eleanor Marx (2017, shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot and Forward Prizes) and Savage Tales (2024, winner of the Michael Hartnett Poetry Award 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.