Winchester Poetry Festival 2025
Conversational Poems: workshop with Susmita Bhattacharya
Can conversations be poetic? Can poems be conversational? In this workshop we will experiment with both forms. Taking inspiration from The Bard’s creation of words and phrases, can we turn our everyday routines into something unique?
Let us wear our 'hearts on our sleeves' and create conversational poems. 'The world is your oyster'!
This session is suitable for anyone and everyone willing to experiment with language, sound, making conversation and having fun with the poetic form.
Susmita Bhattacharya’s novel, The Normal State of Mind, was longlisted at the Mumbai Film Festival. Table Manners won the Saboteur Award for Best Short-Story Collection and was aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra. She mentors and runs creative workshops in the Solent region.
Suitable for: all ages, all abilities, no experience of reading or writing poetry required.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Format: in person workshop
Access: wheelchair accessible throughout, relaxed event, all resources provided.
