About the course
A poetry series that asks how we can refocus and reexamine ‘heartbreak’ through a ‘queer lens’.
Jess will introduce ideas relating to romantic separation, grief, survival and ecosystems of friendship, and together as a group, we’ll explore the poetics of ‘the heart’. This series of workshops will focus on developing your technique and expanding your poetry practice in the spirit of sharing, support and collectivity. It will focus on widening your practice through play and experimentation and introduce a broad range of contemporary poetry. It will also help you develop your draft poems/writing through a combination of collaborative provocations, prompts, practical exercises, and in-depth discussion. It’s a chance to generate new material & to give feedback on each other’s heartstuff.
Whether you’re new to poetry, emerging or a romantic old timer, this might be the course for you.
About the tutor
Jess Murrain (she/they) is a theatre-maker, actor, filmmaker and co-founder of ‘Theatre with Legs’, a queer, experimental theatre company. She is an alumnus of Southbank New Poets Collective (21/22), winner of a 2021 Creative Future Writers’ Award, 2021 Ledbury Poetry Prize and 2023 Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry & Poetry in Film. Her debut poetry pamphlet, One Woman-Horse Show is published with Bad Betty Press.
Who is it for?
This course is for global majority writers (those from Black, Asian, Traveller, mixed heritage or other backgrounds), some of whom also face barriers to opportunities due to mental health issues, physical health/disability, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, neurodivergence, substance misuse, survivors, and those from LGBTQIA+ and working class backgrounds.
Online course
This course takes place online via Zoom. Links will be sent seven days prior to the first session, and again the day of the first session.
