Speak the Word: online poetry editing workshop

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Speak the Word: online poetry editing workshop

An 18+ online poetry editing workshop for peer encouragement, feedback and critique

By Speak the Word Poetry Salon

Location

Online

About this event

ON THE 2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, SPEAK THE WORD RUNS A POETRY EDITING WORKSHOP

What this means is that we bring a poem and our request (encouragement, validation, critique – for example) to the group and we support each other in improving our craft.

We’re building a close, welcoming and supportive community with each other – wherever we’re at with our poetry – to learn together about editing and how to give feedback.

You don’t need to be an expert. Nobody needs to feel ill-prepared, we figure out out together!

Please bring along one piece of writing that you are working on (poetry/prose). Please also have it typed up, because we will ask you to share your screen.

We will have approximately 15 minutes to discuss each person's work.

Event time: 6–7.30pm (GMT/UTC)

Duration: 90 minutes

Accessibility: Captioning available, let us know if you have any other accessibility needs.

Queer & trans-affirming.

Our Speak the Word events are designed for adults (18+), and are not appropriate for those under the age of 18. We hope you find a supportive space elsewhere to nourish your poetry.

This is the schedule for our Speak the Word events (https://linktr.ee/SpeakTheWord):

  • 1st Saturday of month: writing workshop
  • 2nd Saturday of month: editing workshop
  • 3rd Saturday of month: writing workshop
  • 4th Saturday of month: open mic
  • 5th Saturday of month (when there is one): journaling workshop
  • Select Tuesdays of month: writing workshop

Additional events can be found on our eventbrite page.


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Organised by

Speak the Word is an online poetry collective that PJ Samuels and nudi co-organise. Other poets holding space for the collective include Maureen Medina, Nona Lea, NJ Holt, Tanya Denhere and Tarrine Khanom. We host weekly free-access poetry writing and editing workshops, and open mics.

We're welcoming, queer-led, and queer and trans-affirming.

The sessions are popular but low-key, relaxed, run as a safer space, close-captioned and working towards better accessibility. We’re also working to build capacity of poets willing to lead sessions, so speak up if that’s you!

Follow us on Instagram: @SpkTheWord

Follow us on Twitter: @SpkTheWord

Find workshop handouts, poetry playlists and more on our LinkTree: linktr.ee/SpeakTheWord