Form - the open mic!

an invitation to our live online event, 22nd March

Clare here! Cast your mind way back through the rain of February to this:

“Form – what is it good for? Quite a lot, it turns out. The poetic focus and concision, for example, of being required to work within a particular rhyme scheme, or within a certain number of lines. Traditional form engages us in a conversation with a poetic history; it places us within a shared poetic culture and heritage. Poetic form can act as a scaffolding for thought and experience; a container for intense emotion. It is of course, a great way to develop poetic discipline, whilst conversely being a fun and exciting way of playing – trying things we’re not used to, finding new possibilities, taking risks, stepping beyond the habitual and discovering new directions. And perhaps most importantly – for me, anyway - form offers a powerful means of expression, exploration and discovery, deepening the meaning which hovers under the surface of our conscious poetic intentions”.

On Sunday 22nd March, 7-8.30pm, it’s time to put it to the test, when all of our paid subscribers are invited to an online open mic. If you’re currently a free subscriber, feel free to sign up for a single month (just £4) and join the fun. We’re inviting you to share poems written in any form, especially those written in response to the prompts and exercises shared during the Form workshop on 9th February - there’s a summary of these in the original article, and paying subscribers can watch the recording. Bring your sestina or sonnets, shape poem, haiku or villanelle - or simply come along to listen, enjoy, and support the readers.

For our paying subscribers, the link is shared below: just cut and paste. I’ll also send out the link by email from our substack address (check your spam) closer to the date. See you there!