Winchester Heritage Open Days 2025
How We Shape The World: poetry activities with the Hampshire Poet
Damian Kelly-Basher invites you to build a poem in the inspirational setting of Winchester School of Art's spectacular Rotunda.
Join Damian Kelly-Basher - Hampshire Poet 2024-26 - for a creative writing workshop followed by a sharing session, exploring the Heritage Open Days theme of ‘architecture’.
Drawing on the Heritage Open Days theme of 'architecture', Damian asks us to imagine "how we shape the world". Using this phrase as a starting point he will guide you through writing exercises to design and construct a poem of your own. The session will conclude with a low-pressure sharing session where participants can read their poem to the group if they wish.
Damian Kelly-Basher is a writer/performer and facilitator who has performed around the UK, including at the Royal Albert Hall and the WOMAD Festival. He has carried out creative commissions for councils and arts organisations and runs poetry events and workshops throughout the county. His background is in public health with the NHS, and he has also worked on projects in both Central America and Eastern Europe. He holds the position of Hampshire Poet 2024-26, which is jointly supported by Winchester Poetry Festival and Hampshire Cultural Trust.
Suitable for: all ages and abilities
Duration: 1.5 hours
Format: in person
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