A rare and intimate opportunity to work directly with one of Britain's greatest living poets. T.S. Eliot Prize-winner George Szirtes leads this small-group poetry workshop. Whether you write poetry regularly or haven't put pen to paper since school, George's warmth, depth of knowledge and generosity as a teacher makes this workshop transformative and open to all. Presented in partnership with Poetry Aloud.
 
George Szirtes Books: Fresh Out of the Sky, Inventing Joy, Diaphanous, László Krasznahorkai: Satantango, Magda Szabó: Iza’s Ballad, Krisztina Tóth: My Secret Life, The Photographer at Sixteen 
George Szirtes’s twelfth book of poems, Reel (2004) won the T S Eliot Prize for which he has been twice shortlisted since. His latest collection is Fresh Out of the Sky (2021). His memoir The Photographer at Sixteen received the James Tait Black Prize in 2020. 
 
Poetry Aloud
Poetry Aloud is a Suffolk-based poetry organisation dedicated to bringing poetry to new audiences through readings, workshops and events. The organisation runs regular popular open mic nights that have become a fixture of the local cultural calendar.