Poetry Month Workshop: Our Worth in Words

Poetry can be a powerful medium for truth telling, personal expression, and social journeys - and a potent tool to eliminate bias and flip what we think we know on its head.

In this workshop for young poets (14-18), join Young Poet Laureate for Coventry Aamani Kanda (UK) and Australian Poetry Slam Co-Champion K.J. Hayward (AUS) for an interactive look at how to craft great poetry with flint and heart.

This workshop will include a reading of the poem Aamani and K.J. have collaboratively crafted in celebration of Poetry Month and Contains Strong Language, hands-on writing exercises and opportunities to share your work. Plus, you can polish up your draft and bring it back to the open mic session on Saturday 7 September.

Emerging poets and those with a more developed practice are welcome. Open to all poets aged 14-18, based anywhere in Australia or the UK.

Presented by Red Room Poetry for Poetry Month and Contains Strong Language in partnership with Apples and Snakes (UK) and Word Travels (AUS). This project is supported by the British Council.