6 Week Poetry Course - Making PIES
This popular set of workshops from Glasgow's City of Poets is back for another term. Suitable for budding and closet poets alike.
Date and time
Location
Knightswood Pavillion
At the Tennis Courts - Enterance on Chaplet Avenue Knightswood Park Glasgow West G13 3XW United KingdomGood to know
Highlights
- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Ages 18+
- In person
Refund Policy
About this event
MAKING PIES - 6 workshops for the closet poet
The work is in part focused on techniques, from rhythm and rhyming, to alliteration and dissonance. At the same time, it is just as much about building confidence and the cohesion of the:
- Physical,
- Intellectual,
- Emotional, and
- Spiritual,...hence the PIES.
Participants need only bring themselves, but if you have work, whether complete or in progress, please have it with you.
City of Poets promotes everyone as a poet, and considers poetry, like music, to be a unique individual expression, with healing power for individuals and beyond.
The workshops begin on Sunday 12th October 2025 and runs weekly six times until 16th November 2025.
Classes usually run for over an hour, but complete in under 90 minutes.
Course dates :
- Sun 12th Oct - 11am to 12.30pm
- Sun 19th Oct - 11am to 12.30pm
- Sun 26th Oct - 11am to 12.30pm
- Sun 2nd Nov - 11am to 12.30pm
- Sun 9th Nov - 11am to 12.30pm
- Sun 16th Nov - 11am to 12.30pm
This payment option covers you for all six sessions. You do not need to pay each week.
What people have said about attending the MAKING PIES workshops
"Whatever way I may have found to express my poetic voice [this] has been fundamental to how it has actually grown."
"The confidence that I do have (and still very tender!) has come about through [this]. I will always be grateful for that."
"Starting to write was like falling through a doorway into an entirely new place. [This] opened the door."
What if it's fully booked?
As much of the course is participant led, we are unable to work with more than 6 people at any time so if the workshops appear as fully booked, please reach out to glasgowcityofpoets@gmail.com to join the waiting list.
This course will be led by Anne Sikking, co-founder of City of Poets, licensed instructor, twice poet-laureat and published writer. You can find out more here: https://www.annesikking.com
Frequently asked questions
Participants need only bring themselves, but if you have work, whether complete or in progress, please have it with you.
To complete the course and get the best experience, it's advised to attend all six sessions. If you would be unable to make one or two then we can make arrangments for you to catch up outside of class.
Perfect! This course is for anyone with an interest in poetry or passion for writing. Whether you're 12 times published or you're hesitant to call yourself a poet - this course is for you.
Yes we will. We run Making PIES regularly in Glasgow. To enquire after the next block or to request we bring this to your community - please reach out to glasgowcityofpoets@gmail.com
We have a discounted price option for City of Poets' members. Membership is free. Join here - https://www.cityofpoets.com/
If you’re a poet with ties to Glasgow, we can help you share your work more widely and connect with new audiences. We offer opportunities to: - Be commissioned to write bespoke poetry for clients - Perform at events across the city - Support aspiring poets through 1:1 tutorials or workshops
The Pavilion’s in Knightswood Park by Great Western Rd. Get the 3 bus(Govan–Drumchapel via Partick & City) or 6A (West End) to the Lincoln pub at Chapelet Ave. They claim to run every 10 mins. From there it’s a 3 min walk down Chapelet—look right for the wee turret just after the tennis courts.
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