Ways into poetry: an introduction

City Lit

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    Course

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    London

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    Different dates available

Do you want to learn how to write poetry? This supportive and engaging short course will help you to find your feet. Practical writing exercises will teach you to experiment with a variety of styles and techniques, form and content will be explored through group discussion, and you will learn from examination and analysis of the work of published poets.

The Tutor: Livia Franchini is a writer and translator from Tuscany, Italy. Selected publications include The Quietus, 3:AM, The White Review, LESTE, Hotel and the anthologies On Bodies (3 of Cups) and Wretched Strangers (Boiler House). Livia has translated Natalia Ginzburg, James Tiptree Jr. and Michael Donaghy among many others and is one of the writers-in-residence for the CELA project, which will see her work translated in 6 languages. Livia coordinates The Goldsmiths Prize for fiction and is one of the founding members of FILL - Festival of Italian Literature in London, where she is working towards a PhD on experimental women’s writing.

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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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Respond to and assess pieces of writing with sensitivity
- Participate constructively in a workshop setting
- Read and write with an increased understanding of the key elements of a poem.

Please bring a notebook and pen or pencil with you to class.

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Subjects

  • Poetry
  • Writing

Course programme

- Practical writing excercises will teach you to write in a variety of styles and forms
- Group discussions will illuminate particular issues related to craft, including rhythm, tone and structure
- Analysis of published poets will teach you how and why their work succeeds
- Constructive feedback will encourage you to continue to write and improve your work.

Tutor-led discussion, small-group discussion, participating in writing exercises in-class, workshop readings, tutor feedback and class discussion. There will be an optional homework exercise set each week. 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 has a range of poetry and creative writing courses on offer. After completing 'Ways into poetry', you may be interested in our intermediate and advanced classes, including 'Developing your poetry', 'New narrative poetry', 'Poetry in the making' and our 'Advanced poetry workshop'. 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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