POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER
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Poetry Kit Newsletter – June 2015
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CAUGHT IN THE NET 144 Poetry by Maria C McCarthy
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This year’s recipients of the Ted Slade Award are Ronnie Goodyer and Dawn Bauling. http://www.indigodreams.co.uk/
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POETRY KIT ONLINE COURSES
Mentoring - Online Mentoring and Development for Poets
Start at any time. An Online Course.
Duration – 12 units The Course – Personal Mentoring. Ideas are discussed and foundations for poems developed with assistance and developing critique in working through drafts to completed poems. This is a mentoring experience and will work with strengths and identify weaknesses in writing style; all content will be chosen to meet the needs of the student. The mentoring is over a period of 12 sessions, at the end of that you should have portfolio of 8 to 10 poems which are complete and further poems in draft which are being worked through. The purpose of this course is to offer individual mentoring and the time taken will depend on the individual, with each depending on the speed of the student.
People wishing to take this course do not require any previous qualifications; they do however need to be able to identify themselves as writers. Those who have previously taken the Poetry Kit Poetry 1 or 2 courses will find this a natural development but it is not necessary to have done either to get the most out of this course.
Fee – The course fee is £110 (UK£)
The Tutor - The course is presented by Jim Bennett who is a highly experienced lecturer having delivered courses in creative writing for the University of Liverpool, Edge Hill University and for the WEA. Jim is a full time professional poet who earns his living from writing poetry, giving readings and lecturing. He has won many awards over a forty year writing career. For more information see an interview and his publishers page http://www.poetrykit.org/jim/index.htm
For a more complete listing of courses and availability please see
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
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Poetry Kit Online Poetry Courses
New courses starting the second and fourth Monday of each month.
We currently offer four online, email based, distance learning courses, suitable for the beginner, intermediate or more experienced writer. Although the details for the courses below indicate a general content and direction of each course, courses are flexible and may change in order to better meet the needs of each individual student Each unit may consist of a number of parts and some units take longer to complete than others.
For details of fees and enrolment please goto
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Poetry Foundation
Poetry 1
Poetry 2
Mentoring – Immediate start
For a more complete listing of courses and availability please see
http://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourses.htm
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Poetry Kit International Poetry Festival 2015
Heswall, Wirral, UK. 2nd - 3rd October
Great Poets from around the world confirmed so far poets from around Britain, Ireland, Serbia and Jamaica, India. Great poems, open floor events and workshops.
Free to attend but please let us know you are coming as some events have restricted numbers. [log in to unmask]
I have all venues confirmed for events on Fri 2nd October and Sat 3rd October 2015 as follows,
Friday afternoon 2nd October 2015 Reading at Heswall Library - 1pm - 3pm
Friday evening 2nd October 2015 Reading at Heswall Methodist Church - 7pm - 10pm
Saturday afternoon workshops conducted by Stuart Nunn at the Beacon Cafe, Heswall. - 2pm - 5pm
Saturday evening open floor and social event, Rubin’s Cafe, Heswall - 7pm - 10pm
Saturday till late, social event, Jug and Bottle, Public House
This event has been very successful over the years with poets from USA, Israel, New Zeeland, and all parts of Britain. You are most welcome to come and read with us, and we would love to meet you. All events are free but a small contribution at the church venue would be welcome.
Hotels in the area, within walking distance of venues
Premier Inn Heswall
Jug and Bottle
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