Georgia's Poetry Workshop

Writing an acrostic, with help from a poem by Patience Agbabi. References: 'Invisible Ink' from Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Writing magical realism poems! References: 'A Boat' by Richard Brautigan. Music by GC O'Hare (intro) and Portamento (outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A poem and writing prompt about the weather! References: 'Wind' by Ted Hughes from New Selected Poems 1957-1994. Music: Intro by GC O'Hare, Outro by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A poetry prompt for writing about celebratory festivals. References: 'Mid-Autumn Moon Festival' in Magnolia by Nina Mingya Powles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I read and discuss Glück's poetry and an excerpt from one of her essays, and give a poetry prompt to start your own poem. References: 'Proofs and Theories' and 'To Autumn' by Louise Glück. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss Joelle Taylor's philosophy of cinematic poetry and use Vicki Feaver's work as an example. References: 'The Handless Maiden' by Vicki Feaver from The Handless Maiden / Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first of the autumn/winter 10 week series! Write a poem today with a prompt you could dress up in. References: 'Your One Good Dress' by Brenda Shaughnessy from Liquid Flesh. Music by GC O'Hare (Intro) and Portamento (Outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how we might use dusty objects in the house to write meaningful poetry. References: 'Sunflower Sutra' by Allen Ginsberg from Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems. Music: Intro: GC O'Hare. Outro: Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how each poem is a movement from unconsciousness into consciousness. References: 'The Bull' by Vicki Feaver from The Book of Blood. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how we might use specific images to share secrets. References: 'The Pond' by Vicki Feaver from The Book of Blood / 'Toads' by Vanessa Lampert from 'On Long Loan'. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a trip to the Wordsworth Trust, I discuss the impact of biography on our poetry. References: 'Expostulation and Reply / The Tables Turned: an evening scene, on the same subject' by William Wordsworth and 'Thursday 29th April 1802' (journal entry) by Dorothy Wordsworth, in Romanticism: An Anthology 4th Edn. Ed by Duncan Wu. Music by George Clarke and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

I discuss liminal states of being/in creativity, and how this can help us with first lines. References: 'Heaven, it must be heaven' by Rachel Long in Butcher's Dog issue 9 (2017). Music by George Clarke and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I talk about poems that instruct our reader... and cockney rhyming slang. References: 'Pawnbroking for Beginners' by Chrissie Gittins in Obsessed with Pipework issue 103 / 'Instructions on How to Leave a Town' by Gabriel Jesiolowski. Music by George Clarke (Intro) and Portamento (Outro). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Second person perspective! References: 'Void' by Louise Glück from Poems 1962-2020 / 'Plans for a Future Romance' by Emily Berry from Dear Boy. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short episode. I discuss community spaces and share some Keats. References: 'Lines on The Mermaid Tavern' by John Keats in Poems of London (Everyman's Library). Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I chat about cabbage poems and give a first-line prompt. References: 'The Vegetable Garden and the Runaway Horse' from Some More of Me Poetry by Pam Ayres / 'Skunk Cabbage' from The Stone Age by Jen Hadfield / 'If the Night Could Get Up & Walk' and 'One Must Try Behind the Hills' by Jonathan Williams from 'Beat' Poets selected by Gene Baro. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

I discuss allergies and Rilke and give a meditative poetry prompt. References: 'Duino Elegies' - Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by David Young. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how we can be inspired to write by creative TV shows and retelling stories. References: 'Glow Up' - Netflix / 'Fat Alice' in Be Feared by Jane Burn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how I spent the weekend facing my writing fears and how it changed everything. References: 'Caddisfly Larvae' from Ephemeron by Fiona Benson. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I do a close-reading of The Fish by Elizabeth Bishop and talk about how we might use it as a writing prompt. References: 'The Fish' from Complete Poems by Elizabeth Bishop; The Art of Description by Mark Doty; Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop ed. by George Monteiro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how we might use single stanza poems and go on a tangent about how city environments are created to threaten us with violence. References: 'Farther' in Skirrid Hill by Owen Sheers / 'Checkout' in The Air Year by Caroline Bird / 'Baby' and 'Snake' in Unexhausted Time by Emily Berry / 'Fuck / Concrete' in The Actual by Inua Ellams. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

I discuss constraints and how to use them. As always, there are writing prompts and poetry readings! References: Oulipo / Aubrey Beardsley / 'Pepys' from The Kids by Hannah Lowe / 'Train Triolet (16:46 to Brighton)' from Hiding to Nothing by Anita Pati / 'The Moose' from Complete Poems by Elizabeth Bishop. Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I discuss how we might approach writing poetry about transformations. References: 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson / Touchstone - coined by Matthew Arnold / 'Man in a Fox Suit' by Michael Symmons Roberts in The best of poetry london: Poetry and prose 1988-2013 ed. by Tim Dooley and Martha Kapos / 'Alter Ego 1: Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her' by Matthe...

Today I discuss ekphrasis - how might we write about artworks? References: 'The Shield of Achilles' - W.H. Auden / 'Colour Photographs of Tsarist Russia' from On Balance by Sinéad Morrissey / 'Portraits of Tudor Statesmen' by U.A. Fanthorpe from Poems of London ed. by Christopher Reid / 'Queen Mary's Rose Garden' by Sylvia Plath from Poems of London ed. by Christopher Reid. Music by Portamento. Ho...

A workshop with poems and prompts about the otherworldly. References: 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' - John Keats / John Keats and ‘negative capability’ - Essay on the British Library website / 'Waking' from Moving Day by Jenny King / 'This Spirit' from Unexhausted Time by Emily Berry / 'Strange Language in Night Fog' from Selling Manhattan by Carol Ann Duffy / 'Moonrise' by Gerard Manley Hopkins in R...