Language and Imagination
For those keen to learn how to circumvent the common pitfalls and transform rough drafts into clear, vivid and arresting poetry. There will be a particular emphasis on the use of imagery and language, which balances the intuitive with the analytical.
Start Date:
Monday, 7th July 2008
End Date:
Saturday, 12th July 2008
Monday, 7th July 2008
End Date:
Saturday, 12th July 2008
John Glenday
John Glenday’s poetry collection, The Apple Ghost, won a Scottish Arts Council Book award. His other collection, Undark (both Peterloo Poets), was a Poetry Book Society recommendation.
John Glenday’s poetry collection, The Apple Ghost, won a Scottish Arts Council Book award. His other collection, Undark (both Peterloo Poets), was a Poetry Book Society recommendation.
Choman Hardi
Choman Hardi’s highly acclaimed collection, Life for Us (Bloodaxe Books), is her fourth collection. She won the Jerwood-Arvon Young Poet’s Apprenticeship, and is the chair of Exiled Writers Ink.
Choman Hardi’s highly acclaimed collection, Life for Us (Bloodaxe Books), is her fourth collection. She won the Jerwood-Arvon Young Poet’s Apprenticeship, and is the chair of Exiled Writers Ink.
Stewart Conn
Stewart Conn is Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate. His collections include Stolen Light and Ghosts at Cockcrow (both Bloodaxe Books).
This course is based at:
Moniack Mhor
Teavarran, Kiltarlity, Beauly
Inverness-shire
Tel: 01463 741675
Email: moniackmhor@arvonfoundation.org
Moniack Mhor
Teavarran, Kiltarlity, Beauly
Inverness-shire
Tel: 01463 741675
Email: moniackmhor@arvonfoundation.org
