This workshop looks at the form of the After Poem, a creative act that acknowledges its catalyst.

An "after poem" is a piece of writing inspired by, in homage to, or written in conversation with another specific poet or work.

Participants will spend time with seasonally spooky works, analysing elements, they wish to draw from these works in order to form their own creations.

This session is a quickfire, generative workshop, aimed at offering participants a conducive model to creating new works and ideas that have a direct relationship with the works that inspire them. The workshop also looks at the ethics of the after poem, and treading the line between taking inspiration from stimulus, and stealing.

Part of City of Poets: October Poetry Tutorials

This October, City of Poets invites you to spend four evenings exploring the stranger side of poetry.

Across four weekly tutorials, we'll examine different poetic techniques and approaches, each with its own particular way of... unsettling the page.

These are concise, creative sessions designed to get you thinking, experimenting and making. Bring your own work, bring your questions, or come with nothing but an open page.

Tuesdays in October, 7 to 8pm

• 6 October - Paranormal Punctuation with Anne Sikking

• 13 October - Petrified Poetry (Concrete Poetry) with Spencer Mason

• 20 October - Graverobbing (After Poems) with Spencer Mason

• 27 October - Ghost Writing with Anne Sikking

Each tutorial is completely unique, so join us for one, a few, or all four.

About the Facilitator

This workshop is delivered by Spencer Mason, an award winning poet and the current chairperson of Glasgow's City of Poets.

Spencer is a multi-disciplinary storyteller, poet and sound artist whose work blends performance, music and narrative to explore the unmarketable parts of mental health and the mythology of the individual. Their work embraces raw honesty and imagination in equal measure, challenging audiences to listen closely to what is often left unsaid.