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Performance poetry workshops

Schools workshops

Basic format
Students are introduced to a series of group and individual writing exercises encouraging creative use of language. The work produced from these exercises are then worshopped using drama techniques to bring them up to a performance standard.

Themes for writing exercises can be around any subject, I have led workshops in schools for Black History month, on identity, fatherhood, family, and movvement.

workshops are available as one off introductory sessions or as part of a larger scheme of work, running over several weeks.


Festival workshops

I offer table-top and drop in poetry exercises and workshops suitable for festivals indoors and out, where participants can drop by, get a taster and move on.

Example
Table top workshop for the Pontefract Liquorice festival. Members of the public were invited to add lines to a massive 8 meter long poetry banner on the theme of liquorice.

For summer 2006 I was at the Tower of London provding a series of workshops for community groups inspired by the archarology of the area, these pieces were then part of an audio display for archaeology weekend exhibited on the Thames Foreshore.

For a workshop/series of workshops catered to the needs of your event or classroom, please contact Lisa Mead At lisa@applesandsnakes.org