NB: This session can also be booked to attend in-person at Barking Learning Centre.

Session Four: Revision and Editing – The process of drafting a poem

This poetry course is open to anyone who wants to have a close but curious look at how poetry, in all its shapes and styles, succeeds in capturing the reader’s imagination and expressing our personal, yet collective, hearts, minds, and souls.

The course considers a variety of examples from the past and present as stimuli for writing, encouraging participants to enjoy the ‘conversation’ between poets and to be a part of it themselves; and, it engages in discussions of issues relating to poetry writing, as well as focusing on the processes of writing and revision.

The primary aim of the course is to hone your writing skills and develop your understanding of what constitutes a rewarding poem, no matter your writing experience or your current understanding. Together, we will read and write, expand and grow, having lots of literary fun and learning how to enjoy our own ‘writer’s journey’ along the way, no matter where it leads us.

The poetry classes are on a drop in basis and appropriate for all levels from beginner to published.

Please note there is a supporting Google Classroom for this course and the direct link to join can be found in confirmation email under the Additional information section.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please directly get in touch with us at pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk

If you are not sure if this class is for you or would like more information, please contact us to discuss. Ask the organiser or email: pentoprint@lbbd.gov.uk

NB: To make the most of the Poetry Classes, please ensure that you book your place and that you are prepared to attend all the available sessions, there are 11 monthly sessions in total.

Tickets will be released in three-month blocks for the following dates:

• 12 October 2024
• 9 November 2024
• 7 December 2024
• 11 January 2025
• 8 February 2025
• 8 March 2025
• 12 April 2025
• 10 May 2025
• 7 June 2025
• 5 July 2025

• Booking is essential. Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are found not to have booked a place for a session
• We encourage all participants to keep their cameras on during the session
• Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to remove participants who are disruptive to a session
• Pen to Print and our partners reserve the right to unenroll a participant from a course and explore an alternative approach to supporting them on their writing journey, if we feel that a class is unsuitable for that participant
• NB: May feature content that some people may find upsetting, uses language or depicts scenes reflecting attitudes that are no longer seen as acceptable
• Pen to Print reserves the right to cancel, delay or postpone the event for any reason, including adverse weather conditions, an emergency situation or unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances out of its reasonable control. In such cases, the event organiser will endeavour to inform participants as quickly as is possible