As I Said: Ekphrastic poetry

About this event

This is the last of three free workshops as part of One Word’s As I Said exhibition, showing in the Poetry Café 31 July – 13 August. This workshop, and the rest in the series, take place at The Poetry Café, London. You can choose to attend just one in the series, two or all three. Book for workshop 1 (Responding to Objects) here and workshop 2 (Exquisite Corpse) here. This workshop will focus on ekphrastic poetry, writing in response to the artworks in As I Said’s exhibition. Expect a slower paced session allowing you to explore your interpretations of art through poetry. This workshop is great for poets with an interest in visual arts, artists with an interest in writing, and people who enjoy longer prompts. There will be a chance to share at the end but no pressure to do so! Please bring something to write with and on. Please note that we’ll be writing in the exhibition space, where there’ll be chairs but no tables. We therefore recommend bringing either a hardback journal or a clipboard to write comfortably against. There are 15 places available, a lift to the basement floor, an accessible toilet and water tap. The series is led by One Word, a poetry and art project by Lio Stevens and Karl Murphy. Thanks to The Poetry Society, Saatchi Gallery Learning, and Grafters Collective for their generous support. This project is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Please note: this workshop is for over-18s only.