Creative Writing - Poetry-Online Delivery-Adult Learning-13.00-15.00

Online Courses, Nottingham

Date	21 February - 27 March 2024
Sessions	Wednesdays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Online Courses, Nottingham View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	FREE - £36

About this course

This course is for people looking for some focused help to write poems. It will also remove barriers about writing a poem. It will include using visual prompts, forms of existing poems and discussion to help generate your poems and develop your drafts plus the motivation of a supportive group who will give feedback on your work when we meet up again.

We will look at

Using poems and images as prompts
Working on a poem – writing your first draft
Working on a poem – development after the first draft
Starting to edit a poem
Developing a developmental feedback approach to your own and others’ work
To understand more about rhyme, rhythm , metre and the structure of a poem
Provide and accept constructive feedback

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

To enable learners to feel confident about writing a poem
To equip learners with tools, resources and techniques for writing poetry
To learn from the work of published poets
To remove the barriers to getting started on writing poetry
Write at least one poem
Know more about the work of a range of poets

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: