I have a new (odd) poem up The Rumpus thanks to Cortney Lamar Charleston
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Happy poetry month!

Kwame Dawes is new poet laureate of Jamaica 🇯🇲 ⁦Kwame Dawes⁩ jamaicaobserver.com/2024/04/09/kwa…

Today we are celebrating four amazing years of Arvon at Home! 🎉

Polly Paulusma recently joined us as a guest tutor for our online Songwriting week, where participants explored their inner musical voice with kathryn williams and Emma-Lee Moss.

Exciting News!!

Award-winning author Cynan Jones will joining our Festival of Writing Day for fiction workshops focused on how to prove your writing.

Day tickets include your choice of 2 x two-hour workshops, industry talks and networking.

Find out more: arvon.org/writing-course… Cynan Jones

I love this!

(photo by Rémy Ngamije)

Black women/womxn writers, don't know about Torch Literary Arts?
Watch Torch Literary Arts founder/executive director, Amanda Johnston, speak on who/what Torch Literary Arts is and the importance of funding Torch at the City of Austin Arts Commission on 3/18/22.
youtu.be/8VG5_EeG_Aw?fe…

Jason Allen-Paisant Oxford University Press I just requested a copy of 'Engagements with Aimé Césaire' through the UoE library & am very much looking forward to reading it!
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God what is happening today. R.I.P.

The opening reception for the first exhibition I’ve ever curated goes up tomorrow 🥹❤️‍🔥😭 so many brilliant artists contributed work. If you’re in Columbus, come through. There will be snacks, wine, a few performances and a mini craft talk from me ❤️

I am so excited to be a part of this amazing event - Ber Anena I am proud of you all

Had the pleasure of spending some time at the scenic Arvon Totleigh Barton on a writing course & being taught by the masters of the craft:
Ellah Wakatama OBE (@canongatebooks),
Chitra Ramaswamy (@guardian)
+ fab guest tutor Noreen Masud, who is now shortlisted for the Women's Prize!!

Come and work with ATC on a new project we’re making with Greenwich + Docklands International Festival this year!

We’re looking for a brilliant theatre maker / facilitator with experience of working with community groups and on participatory projects…

Is it you?!

GOODLORD - out this June with Rough Trade Books roughtradebooks.com/products/goodl…

The technical glitch has been finally resolved. My lecture 'All people must be able to write about the birds: Poetry and the sensorium of catastrophe', at StAnza Poetry, is now available for folks who want to watch: byretheatre.com/shows/jason-al…

Last chance! Our first online poetry workshop with the 2024 Wasafiri Writer-in-Residence Reece Williams is tomorrow. Exploring the Notion of Home will empower participants to explore the concept of home and its complexities through poetry. buff.ly/43xeU69

Our winner! 🥂Poem inspired by New York mugging wins top prize in National Poetry Competition theguardian.com/books/2024/mar…

🆕 The death-haunted yet lyrical, joyful and moving poet for a new generation writes Jonathan Evens

Read the story 👇
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This 5-week evening course is perfect if you want to commit time to writing but can only manage a couple of hours a week.

You’ll create compelling foundations for a range of non-fiction projects with Jessica J. Lee and Paul Scraton.

🗓️8 Apr - 6 May 2024
arvon.org/writing-course…

Experience the Arvon magic in Hebden Bridge with an inspiring day of fiction, non-fiction and poetry writing workshops led by Arvon tutors.

Day tickets include 2 x two-hour workshops, industry talks, networking and lunch.

📅 Saturday 1 June

Details: arvon.org/writing-course…