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I run a number of courses and workshops throughout the year. Please check the website for up-to-date information. To make a booking, or for further information, please contact me on the details given on the home page (unless otherwise specified).
If you'd like a workshop/course tailored to a particular topic, please contact me to discuss your requirements.
Programme 2006/2007
Saturday Study Workshops
Saturday 3 February 2007 - Saturday 12 May 2007 (fortnightly)
Time: 2.00pm-4.00pm
Venue: Chy Gwella, 53 Morrab Road, Penzance
Cost: £9.00 per session
Bookings: for further information, or to book, contact me on the details given on the home page
NB these workshops will run if there are sufficient bookings
In each of these fortnightly study workshops we'll be studying a particular poetic form. We'll discuss its origins and development, look at a selection of poems, and consider the different approaches poets have made to them. You may even feel encouraged to go away and try one for yourself! NB You can attend one, some, or all, of the study workshops.
Programme:
Session 1 Metre - The Basics Session 5 Ottava Rima
Session 2 Ballad Session 6 Blank Verse
Session 3 Ballade Session 7 Elegy
Session 4 Rondeau Session 8 Ode
Once Upon a Time in the West - Myths and Legends of Cornwall
Postponed Until 2007 - Date TBA
Time: 2.00pm-5.00pm
Venue: Stuart House, Barras Street, Liskeard, Cornwall
Cost: £10.00
The myths and legends of Cornwall are an essential part of its make-up. There are many tales covering the length and breadth of Cornwall, and all are haunting: a giant who dies for love; a man whose sins pursue him across the bleak moors of Bodmin; a stone with healing properties. In this workshop, we'll be looking at a number of myths and legends, and using them as a basis for writing poetry.
Residential Courses
May 2007
Words of Wonder: Making Poems from Myth and Legend
Venue: Casa Delureni, Beznea, Romania
Dates: 28 May - 2 June 2007
About the course
Myths and legends are the oldest stories of all. They have all the elements of human comedy and tragedy, with the added dimension of fantasy. On this course we'll be exploring ways of reworking the myths and legends of different countries in poetry, and creating some of our own.
For full details, and bookings, go to www.casadelureni.com or phone 07867 577416.
June 2007 - Cornwall
The Granite Kingdom: Landscapes of the Eye and Mind
Venue: Boswedden House, Cape Cornwall
Details to be confirmed
September 2007
Of Memory & Imagination:
Turning Your Experiences into Poetry
Venue: Casa Delureni, Beznea, Romania
Dates: 3 - 8 September 2007
About the course
Memories are powerful. So is the imagination. During this course you'll be using your memories and adding to them that magic ingredient, imagination, to create poetry. You'll be encouraged to be as creative with your recollections as you like - why not? You are, after all, asking yourself to make something vivid and exciting out of the materials in your head. Not, of course, without guidance. In a series of exercise-based workshops, we'll be working together to craft these internal resources into poetry.
For full details, and bookings, go to www.casadelureni.com or phone 07867 577416.
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