Poetry through the seasons: autumn/winter

City Lit

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    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course inspires students to write poetry about autumn. Whether you choose to hymn it or diss it, our tutor will guide you in evoking and capturing its inimitable qualities. A fast, fun one-day poem-writing workshop in the heart of the season.

The Tutor: Christina Dunhill is an acclaimed poet and short story writer. Her latest publication is Blackbirds (2012). She taught on the MA in Creative Writing and Personal Development at the University of Sussex.

City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors from those advertised in this outline. In line with our refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Discuss the language and structure used in published poems about autumn.
- Develop new approaches to writing about the topic of autumn.
- Write the first draft of at least one autumn poem.

Please bring writing equipment such as pens and paper.

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Subjects

  • Writing
  • Poetry

Course programme

Various aspects of summer will be explored in discussion and writing, including:

- Autumn in the city.
- Autumn in the country.
- Autumn outside and inside.
- Autumn in the mind and body.

Students will receive tutor instruction, discuss published poems and work on timed writing assignments to generate their own work. All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. For classes longer than one day, regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.

Additional information

City Lit offers a range of poetry courses for poets of varying levels of experience. For more information, please browse the writing section of our website. All students are invited to join us at Late Lines, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Poetry through the seasons: autumn/winter

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