POETRY WEEKEND
March 28 – 30•Paul Henry and Tiffany Atkinson
Both the aspiring and experienced poet will enjoy this course. Workshops and one-to-one tutorials will help you to move forward in the art while encouraging you to produce new work within a friendly, supportive environment.
Tiffany Atkinson
is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University. She was winner of the BBC Radio Young Poet of the Year competition in 1993 and 1994, the Ottakar’s and Faber Poetry Competition in 2000 and The Academi 2001 Cardiff International Poetry Competition. Her first collection, Kink and Particle (Seren, 2006) was winner of the Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Award (2007).
Paul Henry is the author of five collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Ingrid’s Husband (Seren). Described by U.A.Fanthorpe as “a poet’s poet”, he came to poetry through songwriting and has appeared at festivals across Europe. His various jobs have included actor, careers adviser, arts administrator, and university lecturer. A popular creative writing tutor, he presents the ‘Inspired’ series of arts programmes for BBC Radio Wales. www.paulhenrywales.co.uk
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