What’s your idea of paradise — a beach, a treehouse, or somewhere only you can imagine? In this fun course, you’ll read awesome poems chosen by poet Lewis Buxton, then use them to spark your own ideas. You’ll learn how to dodge boring clichés, try exciting freewriting games, and create poems that are 100% yours. By the end, you’ll have your own unique vision of paradise in words.
Course Curriculum
Hi, I’m Lewis Buxton
I am a poet, performer and arts producer. In 2018-19 my pamphlet ‘Weight’ was selected as one of the Poetry School & Nine Arches Press Primers Volume 4 poets. I was the recipient of the 2018 UEA Literacy Festival Bursary for Creative Writing. My work has been published in The Rialto, Magma, Ambit & Oxford Poetry. I am Director of TOAST, a live poetry event and workshops project designed to support poets in the U.K. I have performed in theatres and at literary festivals across the country. I teach creative writing in schools and libraries for organisations like The Poetry Society, The Poetry School & The National Centre for Writing. I have completed residencies with First Story, The Norwich Arts Centre and BBC Norfolk, and currently live in Norwich.
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