Poetry

New ways into poems

Monday December 2nd - Saturday December 7th 2019

Lumb Bank

Where do you get your ideas from? Lucille Clifton wrote that poems “come out of wonder, not out of knowing.” This week we’ll try to re-ignite your sense of wonder with unusual prompts, starting points and writing challenges. Whether translating from languages you don’t know, experimenting with nonsense or participating in surrealist games, you can expect to surprise yourself and generate lots of new work. A rich mix of reading, writing and conversation – in a friendly and supportive environment – will give you a range of skills and techniques to take away with you.

Single room price: £795

This course is available half-price for Arvon 18-25 members and benefits-related concessions.

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COURSE TUTORS

Tutor

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Clare Pollard

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Clare Pollard’s latest collection of poetry is Incarnation (2017). Her translations include Ovid’s Heroines (2013), which she…

Tutor

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Antony Dunn

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Antony Dunn has published four collections of poems: Pilots and Navigators, Flying Fish, Bugs…

Martha Sprackland Poetry Course Arvon Tutor

Guest

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Martha Sprackland

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Martha Sprackland is Editor of Offord Road Books, co-editor of La Errante, and Associate Editor for Poetry London….

Lumb Bank

The Ted Hughes Arvon Centre, Lumb Bank is an 18th-century millowners house in West Yorkshire, which once belonged to Ted Hughes. It’s set in 20 acres of steep woodland with breathtaking views to the valley below.

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