Anne Lister Poetry Workshops Series 1

Stare at the blank page no longer – be inspired to get creative and write. And let’s use the incredible Anne Lister as our focus and inspirational muse.

These workshops are all about celebrating you and your writing. Whether you’re a new poet or a published poet – come along, this workshop is for you.

In tonight’s workshop we are going to look at Anne’s relationship with one of her long term lovers, Isabella Norcliffe (Tib). Isabella, Anne’s second lover and wealthy heiress of Langton Hall, York, was Anne’s kind of woman. This was a woman who took snuff, drank plenty, travelled, enjoyed country sports and loved Anne with a passion. Her story is one of wealth and heartache, devotion and betrayal.

And in our poetry technique goody bag tonight, we’ll be discussing the use of direct speech and conversation within our writing. It’s a fabulous technique to use and really opens up the poem into something else.

Poetry written by lesbians, as well as extracts from the diaries of Anne Lister will be used as stimulus. I’ll also be sending out a short biography of Isabella Norcliffe prior to the workshop.

Fun writing exercises, guided writing, together with a focus on direct speech, will support, develop, and really drive your writing forward.

Let’s celebrate you, your writing, and Anne Lister.

• The poetry workshops will be held online via Zoom.
• There are 2 free places per workshop. Please contact me in confidence.

As always, any questions at all, just ask.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. Louis l’Amour . Tonight we’ll be turning on our writing tap and letting the words go… And let’s use the incredible Anne Lister as our focus and inspirational muse.

These workshops are all about celebrating you, your writing and our inspirational muse. They’re for you whether you are new to writing or already a published poet.

In tonight’s workshop we will be looking at Anne and her relationship with the love of her life, Mariana Lawton (nee Belcombe). If you thought Romeo and Juliet was tragic, their story is even more so. Money, that great divider and particularly so in 1816, was to become the poison, the dagger, the slayer of their love.

And in our poetry technique goody bag tonight we have Visual Impact. How can we make a poem stand out physically, catch the eye and the tongue? Be prepared to throw out the rule book and be free!

Poetry written by lesbians, as well as extracts from the diaries of Anne Lister, will be used as inspiration. I’ll also send you a short biography of Mariana Lawton (nee Belcombe) before the workshop.

Fun writing exercises, guided writing together with a focus on Visual Impact will support, develop, and really drive your writing forward.

Let’s celebrate you, your writing, and Anne Lister.

• The poetry workshops will be held online via Zoom.
• There are 2 free places per workshop. Please contact me in confidence.

As always, any questions at all, just ask.

I write only because there is a voice within me that will not be still. Sylvia Plath Today we will listen to our inner voice, answer its call and write as if our hair is on fire! And let’s use the incredible Anne Lister as our focus and inspirational muse.

These workshops are all about celebrating you, your writing and our inspirational muse. Whether you are new to writing or already a published poet, these workshops are for you.

In today’s workshop we’ll be focusing on the woman herself, Ms Anne Lister. Who was the real Anne Lister? What was life like for a lesbian in early 1800s? Who did Anne really love and why did she leave a trail of broken hearts? Today we will write about love. And anti-love. What is love? How do we define it?

And in our poetic technique goody bag today is Leaps Within Poetry. Let’s look at how leaps in time, place, perspective, action can really make the usual, unusual.

Poetry written by lesbians, as well as extracts from the diaries of Anne Lister, will be used as inspiration. It will be of benefit if you can familiarise yourself with Anne Lister’s diaries and/or the BBC Gentleman Jack TV series.

Fun writing exercises, guided writing together with a focus on Leaps Within Poetry will support, develop, and really drive your writing forward.

Let’s celebrate you, your writing and Anne Lister.

• The poetry workshops will be held online via Zoom.
• There are 2 free places per workshop. Please contact me in confidence.

As always, any questions at all, just ask.