2 MONTH COURSE | TUESDAYS 10.30am – 12pm

SESSION DATES

Tuesdays: 10.30am – 12pm

• November: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
• December: 2nd, 9th, 16th

OR

• January: 13th, 20th, 27th
• February: 3rd, 10th

November & December

In this course, we will read poets of the twentieth century, including the modernist poet T.S. Eliot (The Waste Land , 1922) and move towards some important poets of the mid-century, the period of Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin, and Sylvia Plath.

January & February

In this course, we follow modern poetry from the late twentieth century to today. We’ll also be able to see how contemporary poetry has been shaped and influenced by the past, while reflecting its own time.

MORE INFORMATION

Participants will be given the contents of each session in advance, so you will have time to prepare; and there will be suggestions for extension reading for those who wish to build on what we have read together. Texts of shorter poems will be provided but editions will also be recommended so you can bring your own copies if you wish. Longer poems will be set as homework to give us time to discuss them in class.

We are all aiming to be better readers and better writers. The aim of this course is to help with those goals!

ABOUT THE TUTOR

After studying English at Oxford, Malcolm Hebron taught for many years at Winchester College, preparing students for A Level. Over that time, he published books on medieval and renaissance writing, literature and linguistics and wrote a guide on how to read poetry. Malcolm is a Fellow of the English Association, and as an editor of a journal, he has worked with critics and poets, helping them prepare work for publication. Malcolm writes poems himself, of course, as a daily habit; and above all, he loves sharing what he has learned and learning from others.

Part-payment plans can be arranged if you’d like to pay in three instalments:

August 5th £300
October 5th £300
December 5th £300

Please contact carla@rawwriting.co.uk if you’d like to arrange this

VENUE: MEETING ROOM, EXETER PHOENIX

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