The lovely Shirley McClure will also be presenting a poetry workshop for beginners in July. I love that line she uses here in her publicity material about opening a vein. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I read it. There is info about Shirley at the end of this posting. The Poetry Vein: a writing workshop with Shirley McClure “There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter & open a vein”. Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith Suitable for complete beginners as well as those who have been writing for some time, this workshops lead the participants through a series of simple yet stimulating assignments to gently get the creative blood flowing. Humour and audacity in writing are encouraged, alongside their cousins sobriety and introspection. The workshop aims to connect you with the imagination, the senses and the writer within. No blood will be shed. “Let go, let fly, forget, You've listened long enough, Now strike your...
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