LIVEwire Poetry

It doesn’t seem like two minutes since we were putting this together, but after a dozen fantastic sessions, our first ever poetry workshop series has now come to a close.

Firstly, we’d like to say a huge thanks to our venues (Theatre Shop in Clevedon, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, and the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield).

We’d also like to thank our wonderful facilitators: Danny Carlo (aka Craft-D), Oliver James Lomax, Simone Yasmin, Josie Alford, Louise Fazackerley, Kim Moore, Saili Katebe, Ruth Awolola, Toria Garbutt, Talia Randall, Raymond Antrobus, and Cecilia Knapp.

Our fantastic participants, of course, who supported our project and trusted us with their creativity. And finally, to Arts Council England for making this possible through their National Lottery Project Fund.

Fingers crossed, we’ll return with a second series later this year. Writer development is something that we feel passionately about and we’re excited to have been able to begin this journey.