What’s the wildest thing you did with your writing? What’s the strangest poem you’ve ever written? Discover innovative poetry.

This course is for people who are new to poetry, or people interested in writing poetry who want to branch out into experimental forms. The course will present various forms of innovative poetry writing and help you create art you never thought possible. With a 30% lecture / 70% workshop structure there will be plenty to learn with your knowledgeable teacher but also plenty of pure writing fun! By the end of the course, you will have created a mini-portfolio of five innovative poems. You will also be given a list of suggested further reading.

Come, learn, write, and let your mind be blown!

The course structure will be as follows:

4 May (Class 1): Found text and erasure poetry

11 May (Class 2): Interactive poetry

18 May (Class 3): Typewriter poetry and short-form poetry

25 May (Class 4): Poetic shapes

6.30-8pm

Suggested donation £15 per class. 

please book your place here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/artblab/899595

We have limited spaces free to those on low or no income. Please email info@fourthwallfolkestone.co.uk

About the teacher:

Michał Kamil Piotrowski is a visual poet, text artist, and curator living and working in Folkestone, UK. He mostly writes experimental, visual, and technology-powered poetry. He enjoys making poetry interactive and he often works with found text. The themes he explores the most are technology, politics, love, and mental illnesses. His interactive book ‘The Cursory Remix’ (2021, Contraband Books) has been co-written by Google Translate. 

Instagram: @somecoolwords