Time for One Poem – Poetry Workshops

Time for One Poem workshops are back - now in 7-week blocks! There are two different blocks depending on whether you see yourelf as a 'Beginner' or 'More Experienced'. Both will include: writing exercises, prompts, discussions about (mostly) modern and contemporary poems, and lots of tea and biscuits!

About the Beginners course

In these relaxed and informal sessions, published poet and experienced workshop facilitator Annie Muir will create a comfortable environment for a group of beginners to start their poetry journey.

Each session will involve looking at a poem (or two!) and seeing what we can make of it as a group. This will be followed by prompts to get us started in writing our own poems.

While there will be some talk of poetry techniques, no prior experience is needed. We will go back to basics and discuss our general thoughts and feelings about the poems without the fancy lingo – and have fun!

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About the More Experienced course

This group is perfect for anyone who is looking for a community of like-minded people to have discussions about poetry and share their writing with.

In this block we try some new more adventurous writing exercises, experiment with new forms and also do at least one editing and feedback session. The course is also tailored to anything the group are particularly interested in doing.

Course Details*

*Note the workshops are on the same evening but at different times!

Beginners

When: Thursdays from 4th September to 30th October (7 workshops)**

What time: 6:15 – 7:45PM (1 hour and 30 minutes)

Where: Glasgow Zine Library, 32-34 Albert Rd, Glasgow G42 8DN (2 minutes walk from Queens Park train station)

Price: Sliding scale - £105/£140/£175 (£15/£20/£25 per session) for the full 7-Week Course - based on what you feel you can afford, no questions asked***

(when you sign up for a space you will pay a non-refundable deposit of £30. I will then send you a payment link to pay the remaining amount: payment by bank transfer and option to pay in installments - just ask)

Accessibility: The venue is fully wheelchair accessible

More Experienced

When: Thursdays from 4th September to 30th October (7 workshops)**

What time: 7:50 – 9:20PM (1 hour and 30 minutes)

Where: Glasgow Zine Library, 32-34 Albert Rd, Glasgow G42 8DN (2 minutes walk from Queens Park train station)

Price: Sliding scale - £105/£140/£175 (£15/£20/£25 per session) for the full 7-Week Course - based on what you feel you can afford, no questions asked***

(when you sign up for a space you will pay a non-refundable deposit of £30. I will then send you a payment link to pay the remaining amount: payment by bank transfer and option to pay in installments - just ask)

Accessibility: The venue is fully wheelchair accessible

**There will be no workshop for either group on Thursday 18th September and 16th October. The 7 workshop dates are: 4th September, 11th September, 25th September, 2nd October, 9th October, 23rd October and 30th October.

***Send me an email at time41poem@gmail.com to pay another way, or if you have any other questions

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About the Facilitator

Annie Muir is an experienced workshop facilitator with a Masters degree in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester. Alongside the T41P workshops she also runs workshops in the community with a focus on mental health as well as working with people with English as a Second Language.

Her debut poetry pamphlet, New Year’s Eve, was published by Broken Sleep Books in 2021. She has a Creative Scotland funded podcast, Time for One Poem, aimed at complete beginners to poetry and runs a monthly open mic night in the Southside of Glasgow with a focus on getting first-timers on stage and attracting people who don't usually go to poetry events.

Read more about Annie here.