Hello Everyone
May and June sees two new short courses, For May there is “Journeys” and in June we have “Finding Inspiration” as usual both of these courses will look at the subjects in exciting, interesting and I hope unexpected ways, to enrich your writing. We also have our Spring Poetry Competition which closes on 21st June, you can find details of this at
https://www.poetrykit.org/comp%20-spring.htm
A usual there are many other courses on offer and some special offers.
Reprise a course for £20
Many of our students want to repeat a course and it seems unfair to ask for a full fee so if you want to repeat a course and submit new poems for the tasks then it will cost only £20 using the payment link. Do remember to write and let us know which course you want.
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SPECIAL OFFER
Book any two short courses for £50 using the link below, and then please write to us at [log in to unmask] to let us know which two courses you would like.
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SHORT COURSES FOR May 2023 – 8th – 29th May 2023
Journeys (NEW)
This three-week course will be looking at Journeys and how they can inform all aspects of poetry. From actual journeys to new places, through embodying journey as a metaphor to engaging with the journey through life. There are many ways to approach this, and we will be looking at many of those and seeing how the ideas can be used in our poems. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B2MNJRGF89RJ8
Prose Poetry and Flash Fiction
This short course will explore both Prose Poetry and introduce Flash Fiction. These two discipline areas have grown in interest over the past years and many magazines publish pieces alongside other styles of poetry creating even more interest in them. Both are here to stay so this course will provide an introduction to these exciting forms. The course will be conducted over three weeks, at a cost of £30 - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9TF6MUCFPSUWL
A Cabinet of Curiosities – Objects in Poetry
This course will be focusing on objects and how they can be used in poetry. We will look at strategies to help the poet to use objects and to look at juxtaposition and metaphor. The importance of an “object” as a symbol or metaphor and how this can enhance a poem. The cost of the course is £30 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KX9TAXT6ESVVA
Sense and nonsense the poetry of the surreal
Surreal or nonsense poetry has a strong history in the development of poetry. Its place today is less sure but this course seeks to introduce poets to the ideas surrealism and how these can benefit a poem. On this course we will look at the origins of the surreal and how it is still applicable and can produce some spectacular results. The cost of this course is £30
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New Poetry Workshop
This three week course looks at new ways to find subjects, write, edit and publish poems. This is a challenging course that asks poets to look at these issues in a new way. Ideal for those wanting to write more and to have more tools available. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=92UM85FEPMN9Y
Poetry in changing times
This is a short online course for poets who want to look at the way their poetry can stay relevant in changing times. We will be looking at relevance, authenticity and voice as cornerstones for producing poems that engage with change. We will look at personal, scientific and imagined responses. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 -
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Poetry and Music
This course looks at the interaction between poetry and music, how music can inspire poetry and the use of poetry as lyric. The musical properties of poetry, rhythm and line choices, and new ways to use sonic devices in poetry. We will be looking for many opportunities to develop these ideas into poems. Full feedback and help will be given during the course. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EFGXHMJ9KG8NY
Writing Poetry for Children
This is a short online course for poets who would like to write poetry for children. On this workshop course we will look at what works in poetry for children and what does not. Language and imagery, metaphor and how children see the world. Holding a young person’s interest and storytelling through poetry. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=VS2TUQGPXYQFS
Poems in the everyday
The poet interacts with the world in a variety of ways. This short course we will look at how the poet can interact with the world and find poems in everyday events. .We also look at journaling and notebooks.+ The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YBZH2UU6PN6WG
Journals, Diaries and Dreams
This three-week course looks at notebooks and journals as a key resource for writers and poets. Learn more about how these can be used and how to use them more effectively, recording events and snapshots, scrapbooking and dreams and how to use these in poetry. The course costs £30 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=729CEH4CJ2LG4
Sonnet workshop
This short 3 week course looks at the sonnet in its traditional form and how poets are rediscovering it as a vehicle in contemporary poetry. This has alwys been a popular form but in many ways not fully understood. This course will focus on producing sonnets and discovering possibilities in the form that have not been considered. The cost of this course costs £30.
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Metaphor and revelation in poetry
This 3 week course looks at the transformative qualities of metaphor in poetry. The way metaphor can be used in exciting ways to bring new revelation and understanding in a poem. We will look at metaphor different ways and see how important it is. The cost of this course costs £30.
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Exploring symbols and Myth
Poems can use myth and symbols to explore modern themes. Myths and symbols come from our joint experience and can be used to add deeper meaning in a poem. This three week course will focus on understanding and incorporating these devices in poetry. The cost of this course cost is £30.
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SHORT COURSES FOR June 2023 – 5th to 26th June 2023
Finding Inspiration (NEW)
This three week course looks at finding inspiration and ways engage with different subjects. We will look at ways to prepare and collect thoughts into a start point for a poem and strategies to develop poems from a variety of possibilities. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6TGBU5NTZ6ZG2
Seasons
Poets have always been inspired by the seasons. And the subtle changes they bring stand as metaphor and symbols for events in life as well as presenting colour and background. This course will look at how the poet can use the season to best advantage and deliver poems that engage with the seasons, and how the season can add layers of meaning in a poem. The course is conducted over 3 weeks at a cost of £30 - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=FP3EWJSW7ZUQ8
The Right Word
Mark Twain said “To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement.” And it is true that a well-chosen word can bring a poem to life and a poorly chosen word can stifle it. In this course we will be looking at how the choice of a single word can set the tone and mood in a poem, and even be used to engage with a subtext that create layers in a poem’s understanding. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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Developing the Craft
This three-week course looks at developing a number of craft elements that will help the poet to produce modern freeform poetry. Understanding how and when to use some poetic devices that will engage with the reader can be the key to writing engaging poetry. The cost of this course is £30 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WENDB4T6SAGCS
Writing Ekphrastic Poetry
The aim of this course is to look at the different approaches that can be taken to bring new insights to poems that engage with a piece of visual art. During the course poets will be asked to respond to a series of paintings using a variety of techniques. Poems will be workshopped and full feedback given. The cost of this course is £30 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H8J5AMXL8FTFN
Writing in traditional forms
This three week course looks at new modern ways to use traditional forms. These forms can be ways for poets to grow the tools available and to find new ways to say what they want. These forms can produce memorable and exciting ways to explore modern topics. This is a challenging course that asks poets to look at some traditional forms in new ways. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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Poetry and the Natural world
This is a short online course for poets who want to look at the ways to engage with the naural world, and look at the impact of human activities on the world around us. On this course we will move from the romantic view of nature to the urban landscape and to the impact of human activity. We will be looking at and writing poetry relevant to our changing world. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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Poetry and Science
This short online course looks at how poetry can interface with different sciences and provide a way to use exciting ideas in poetry, and how poetry can interpret a scientific world view. Starting with geology, and onto physics and astronomy. You do not need a scientific background just an interest in finding new ways to develop poetry. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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Images, short forms, and haiku
This course looks at the role played by images in poetry. It considers their use in short forms and how they can be used to develop engaging and memorable poems. As part of this process, we will be looking at the opportunities and challenges presented by short forms including haiku. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 -
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Strategies for Writing Poetry
What do you do when you hit a point when the ideas and ability that you rely on for writing poetry dry up. This happens to most writers from time to time, and on this course, we will look at proven strategies to get past this point. This is a course suitable for everyone even if you do not have a problem as these are strategies to help approach poetry in new ways. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YSCXM42LTKWGU
Adventures in Poetry
This short course looks at ways to approach poetry and to consider it in a wider context. We will look at new ways to engage with poetry and the reader. To present poetry in new ways and to bring a freshness to your writing. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 –
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The language of shape
Lines and Stanza. Understanding the way structure influences the way the poem is received. Different ways to engage with line and shape in poetry. Using end stopping and enjambment and caesura to add interest and structure in a poem. Standard and non-standard punctuation in modern poetry. The course will be conducted online over three weeks, at a cost of £30 – https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YRKQFPDXJT2VY
Phycogeography and Place in Poetry
This short course looks at ways in which the poet and the reader are
influenced by place. How the urban environment can feed into the poetry and becomes an essential setting. We also look at the way place influences the interpretation of the poem and how to develop a sense of place in poetry. The cost of the course is £30
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MENTORING FOR POETS THROUGH POETRY KIT
For over forty years Jim Bennett has been teaching and mentoring poets many have gone on to be published in magazines and anthologies around the world, win competitions and have collections of their poetry published.
Even if you just want to improve your writing on a personal level, or learn new techniques or how to adapt poetic devices, or to find your own voice, we can help you to achieve that.
If you want to see more of your poetry getting into print, to understand what editors are looking for, to know that your poetry is as good as it can be, we can help you achieve that.
If you need help putting together a booklet or collection, we can help you achieve that.
All mentoring is personal and conducted by Jim Bennett, the length of time taken will depend on response times from students, but each programme consists of 10 units we allow up to nine months for the completion of the programme although it can be completed in. The cost of individual mentoring by Jim Bennett is £110 but places are limited. For further details or to enrol on this programme, go to https://www.poetrykit.org/pkcourse/pkcourses_ment.htm
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