Poetry Class
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Poetry Class

By St Helens Borough Council Library Service

Two and a half hours of learning how to write poetry less badly.

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Haydock Library

Church Road Haydock WA11 0LY United Kingdom

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  • 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • Ages 16+
  • In person
  • Doors at 13:15

About this event

Arts • Literary Arts

Led by prize-winning poet Kevin Dyer.

We’ll do some rhyming, and some not-rhyming, talk about rhythm and how to avoid clichee.

We will write NEW poems, about lots of different things. We will laugh, eat cake, drink tea, and spend time with other creative people.

Just bring a pen and a sense of literary adventure. And a special guest will perform a poem to inspire us.

Any questions, contact kevindyer@sthelens.gov.uk

Image : William Blake’s The First Book of Urizen (1794), this striking colour relief etching shows Urizen—Blake’s tyrannical creator god—carrying a glowing red orb past a lion.

Blake (1757–1827) was a poet, painter, and printmaker whose imagination knew no bounds. His “illuminated books” combined poetry and hand-coloured prints to explore themes of spirituality, rebellion, and mythology.

Though overlooked in his lifetime, Blake’s radical ideas and unique printing techniques have made him one of the most influential figures in British art and literature.

Arts in Libraries is thanks to funding from taxpayers and is delivered by and through St Helens Borough Council Library Service - a Library Service National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status as awarded by Arts Council England (ACE).

Delivering creativity and culture to your doorstop.

#letscreate #creativesthelens

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