Poetry Workshop- Poetry As Fixation - Sunday

What keeps circling back in your mind? From people and places to objects, ideas, fears and fixations, we’ll explore how obsession and fixation can fuel a poem.

Bring your current or long-standing preoccupation to the session and learn how repetition, accumulation and return can transform what we can’t stop thinking about into something unexpected.Rough schedule5:00-5:15pm: welcome, time to grab a drink5:15-6:00pm: warm-up exercise & discussion6:00-6:45pm: reading, discussing, writing6:45-7:00pm: break7:00-7:30pm: reading, discussing, writing7:30-8:00pm: sharing, workshopping, editingRuth is a London-based poet & tutor originally from the West Midlands.

She believes everyone can write poetry & is passionate about making the community more inclusive & accessible.

Ruth’s first pamphlet ‘The Thought Sits With Me’ was published by Nine Pens in 2022.

She edited Morocco Bound’s first anthology of poetry, ‘Slow Progress’ in 2024.

She has placed & been shortlisted for several prizes in the last few years, including the Passionfruit, New Poet’s, Plough and Prole Prizes.Presented by Morocco Bound.This is a 16+ event