A Hennessy Poetry Award winner, Afric McGlinchey was born in Ireland, raised in Zimbabwe and gained degrees at Rhodes University and the University of Cape Town. She was a prize winner in the Chapter One poetry competition (2010) and was nominated for the Pushcart Prize (USA) in 2012. She had poems commended in the Magma (UK) and Dromineer (Ireland) poetry competitions in 2011 and 2012. A number of poems have been shortlisted in other competitions. Her poems have been published in Southword, Moth, New Mirage, Poetry Ireland Review, Scottish Poetry Review, the SHOp, Magma, Acumen, and other journals. Afric writes poetry reviews for Sabotage, is a book reviewer for the Irish Examiner, and is a filter reader for both the Fish competitions and the Trevor Williams/Elizabeth Bowen short story competition. Her début collection, The Lucky Star of Hidden Things, is forthcoming in May 2012 from Salmon. Afric lives in West Cork, Ireland.

This poetry course aims to provide a clear grasp of how imagery, metaphor, sound, rhythm, rhyme and form are used in the making of a poem.

Participants can expect to create original poems, try out various poetry forms and learn editing skills. The course is suitable for those who have already begun to write poetry and would like to develop their skills.

Each week we will focus on a particular poetic tool or device and also a particular form.

The participant should expect to have written a minimum of six original poems by the end of the course.  If you have any further queries please email info@creativewriting.ie

Week One: Tools – Images; Form: haiku (with examples)

Week Two: Tools – soundscape (assonance; alliteration etc); Form: ekphrasis (with examples)

Week Three: Tools – the line;   Form: confessional verse (with examples)

Week Four:  Tools – simile and metaphor; Form: the ode (with examples)

Week Five: Tools – repetition;  Form: the pantoum (with examples)

Week Six: Tools – metre and rhythm;  Form: sonnet: (with examples)

“I just want to say how much I enjoyed the course with Afric. She’s a most knowledgeable, helpful and encouraging tutor and I hope to do another course with her in the not too distant future.” Anne, Co. Westmeath

“I really enjoyed the course and having a go at forms of writing that I wouldn’t have tackled without your support…I found the course stimulating and challenging but exciting and couldn’t wait each week for the next instalment. I thought the material that you presented was pitched just right. It was particularly gratifying to have someone read my work each week and provide the detailed feedback. You were very generous with your time and comments and I feel that I have made progress through this process.” Sue, Co. Down.

If you have any further queries, you can check out our Frequently Asked Questions or email us at info@creativewriting.ie

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PAYMENTS

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Course Length		Tutor	Fee
6 weeks		Afric McGlinchey	€150

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