Are you interested in poetry but not sure how or where to begin? Have you always loved creative writing but thought the 'poetry world' was not for you? Perhaps you have ideas about what you'd like to explore but you have no idea how to get them on paper? Or perhaps you aspire to perform your poetry but you don't feel confident enough? Well this might just be the class for you! I'm a published poet & professional actor. I have over fifteen years experience performing professionally in all contexts- from Shakespeare (recently at the Globe with 'As You Like It') to Spoken Word. I also have lots of experience teaching poetry masterclasses and I have delivered these classes with various arts organisations including with The Poetry School and Southbank Centre. I teach beginners to advanced level and I'm currently writing my full legth poetry collection. My awards include Ledbury Poetry Prize 2021 (winner), Creative Future Writers' Award 2021 (silver) and Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry, 2023 (winner). My classes will be tailored to your needs and each workshop will be designed specfically to help you in areas that you would like to improve and develop. We will work with your specific interests and lessons will centre different areas including but not limited to; poetic form and structure, contemporary poetry and free verse, finding you poetic voice, the poetic line, rhyme, ways to get started, titles, and editing. In terms of spoken word- I can teach you perfromance technique and help you craft brilliant spoken word pieces that you can share with audiences far and wide! My classes are also focsed on supporting anyone with access needs including learning differences such as dyslexia or ADHD.