Poetry Fundamentals -  A Seven-Week Course Taught by the North Sea Poets

Beginning in Poetry is a series of seven classes, delivered weekly by members of the NSP Collective. Classes will run between 90 minutes and two hours long, and students will have an opportunity to directly interact with the tutor through a brief Q&A at the end of the session. 

This workshop series is suitable for both experienced and emerging writers.

Week 3: 6th May 2025 7:30-9:30pm

Karen Solie: ‘I Can't Tell You What I Mean’: Writing Uncertainty​​

Language is a system for conveying meaning. But how might we begin to address experiences and ideas whose meanings, even to us, are less than clear? How might we, as poets, use language to express that uncertainty? How might our poems generate uncertainty as a meaningful experience for the reader? In this session, Karen will look at poems by several contemporary poets that suggest practical strategies for writing uncertainty, and writing by poets who offer ways to consider,…