In this small group workshop, poet and facilitator Cath Drake will offer exercises and discussions to consider the power of aspects such as lineation (line breaks), word choice and register when editing poems.

Seemingly small changes can ‘click’ a poem into shape, they can make a poem weaker or stronger. Careful and considered crafting and the choices the poet makes really matter.  This workshop aims to help participants to hone their revision skills.

Hosted by Cath Drake’s ‘The Verandah’.

How do we edit our poems to make good poems even better? Careful and considered crafting and the choices we make really matter.

In this small group workshop there will be fun exercises and discussion to consider the power of aspects such as lineation (line breaks), word choice and register.

We’ll pool our experience and knowledge, and play with poems where extra or less powerful words have slipped into the mix and discuss the impact. We’ll consider text where the lineation has been removed and consider the choices in lineating from scratch, the power and impact of our choices. 

Seemingly small changes can ‘click’ a poem into shape. There may no clearcut right or wrong in our decisions, but they make can make a poem weaker or stronger. Join us to help hone your revision skills in this enjoyable workshop. 

Note: Participants will be sent word documents to work on during the workshop just before we start.

1.5 hours long

Start time: 9am UK time // 5pm Perth Australia // 7.30pm Adelaide // 6.30 Darwin // 7pm Brisbane // 8pm Sydney, AEST // 10pm NZ

Online on Zoom

£23 GBP