Throughout the course, each class will begin with a discussion of a specific aspect of poetic craft and include generative writing exercises designed to inspire new work. Students will also participate in workshops of their poems each week. In addition, participants will receive a packet of poems to read and will be encouraged to write a new poem in response to each week’s theme.
Workshops will take place on Zoom from 6 – 9 PM IST and the price of €120 (or €100 for unwaged, by request and no proof or explanation needed) includes 3-hour workshops on four consecutive Mondays (15, 22, 29 June and 6 July). Participants must be able to commit to attend at least three out of the four workshops. Meetings will not be recorded but if you can’t make a session you will still receive poetry packets and any other materials provided for the class). For queries and bookings email us at info@munsterlit.ie. First come, first served. We will update this post when sold out but will continue to take names for the waiting list. If a student must cancel their booking, refunds will only be issued if their slot can be filled.
Week 1: Observation & Transformation Writing Exercise + Poetry Workshop
We will begin by exploring how close attention to the world—through image, memory, and sensory detail—can lead to imaginative transformation in poetry.
Week 2: Form & Repetition Writing Exercise + Love Poems Workshop
We will examine how poetic forms, patterns, and repetition create emotional resonance, tension, and movement within a poem.
Week 3: Syntax Writing Exercise+ Ekphrasis Workshop
We will explore how syntax shapes thought, pacing, and emotional texture in poetry, as well as how visual art can serve as inspiration for poetic invention.
Week 4: The Poetic Line Writing Exercise + Elegies Workshop
In our final week, we will focus on the poetic line—its music, momentum, and relationship to breath and silence—while also considering how elegies engage memory, grief.
