Through a blend of drawing and writing, poet Lewis Buxton will guide you in crafting vivid, powerful poems rooted in your own feelings and experiences. You’ll explore the magic of rhyme schemes, discover how sound shapes meaning, and learn techniques to make your poetry resonate. Along the way, you’ll also become a more thoughtful, skilled reader of poetry—deepening your understanding of both your own work and the words of others.
Course Curriculum
Welcome to the course
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Generating Ideas
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First Drafts
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Reading & Writing The Poem
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About Lewis Buxton
Born in 1993, Lewis Buxton is a poet, performer and arts producer. He has won the Winchester Poetry Prize, received the UEA Literary Festival Bursary and is the Co-Director of TOAST. He has led workshops for the National Centre for Writing, The Poetry Society, First Story and in over 100 schools in the UK. His first collection Boy in Various Poses was published by Nine Arches Press in 2021. He lives in Norfolk.
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