Coffee-House Poetry : Readings, Classes, Prizes

welcome

from Coffee-House Poetry organiser, Anne-Marie Fyfe

Booking now for next BetweenTheLines starting september (see right…)

classes & courses

booking now

fri 19 sep—sun 8 nov, £280: between the lines: 7-wk masterclass with cahal dallat

current

sun 29 jun—sun 24 aug: taking a walk: the poetry of footfall: 7-wk creative-writing workshop series with anne-marie fyfe

recent

sun 27 apr—sat 28 jun: root & branch: the enchantment of trees: 7-wk creative-writing workshop series with anne-marie fyfe
fri 16 may—sat 5 jul: between the lines: 7-wk masterclass with cahal dallat
sun 30 mar—sat 7 jun: the avian eye: 7-wk creative-writing workshop series with anne-marie fyfe
sun 2 mar—sat 3 may: beyond the blue: 7-wk creative-writing workshop series with anne-marie fyfe
fri 21 feb—sat 12 apr: between the lines: 7-wk masterclass with cahal dallat
sun 26 jan—sat 29 mar: nocturne: 7-wk creative-writing workshop series with anne-marie fyfe
sun 12 jan—sat 15 mar: home truth: architecture & longing: 7-wk creative-writing workshop series with anne-marie fyfe
fri 10 jan—sat 1 mar: between the lines: 7-wk masterclass with cahal dallat

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art: heath zimmerman

next event

fri 19 sep—sun 8 nov, £280: between the lines: 7-wk masterclass with cahal dallat

A masterclass that combines critical study with writing & workshopping new poems. Explore, through each week’s ‘guest-poet’ handout, an exciting new group of six chosen poets, hone your own critical faculties on guest-poets’ & fellow workshoppers’ latest poems, & be poetically inspired to write great new poems as your weekly assignment!

Discover what’s between the lines… not just what poems ‘mean’ but how they achieve their effects — through form, structure, sound, imagery, etc, what they reveal about poet, identity, context, language, about the art & craft of poetry itself.

Join poet & critic Cahal Dallat, & his workshop group, in the latest episode of this exciting exploratory/critical course… all via e-mail, with an online post-final ‘wrap’ reading/get-together.

On six Fridays you’ll receive Cahal’s low-down on the week’s hand-picked paragon poet plus — after week-one — your own & fellow-workshoppers’ new poems, critiqued, plus the group’s collated critical responses to your week-before poem, each other’s, & the week’s poet-of-choice… all triggering the creative process for your next Friday poem submission!

Numbers limited, email coffpoetry@aol.com to apply, & booking link will be forwarded if place available.

readings & talks

thu 12 jun, 7.30 for 8pm, £10: night & light & the half-light bedford park festival — yeats-birthday poetry night with special guest christopher reid
sun 15 jun, 2.30-5pm, £24: land of heart’s desire: wb yeats literary walk with cahal dallat

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