Six poets gather together to exchange and discuss poems-in-progress with poet and tutor Antony Dunn.

A lively and rigorous guided conversation will give you fresh perspectives on your own writing and challenge you to be constructively critical about other people’s work. This is a great opportunity to learn from each other, to experience a range of different approaches and techniques, and to put some real polish onto one of your own poems.

Poets of any age and level of experience are welcome.

Antony Dunn © Lisa Stonehouse
What to expect


A supportive, encouraging environment among participants with various levels of experience. It’ll be intense work, but fun and there’ll be plenty of laughter. 


Tea and coffee (we do rather good coffee) will be on hand throughout!

What to bring with you

Seven copies of a poem you’ve written that you’d like some help finishing, a pen and some paper or a notepad.

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All proceeds from this workshop will be used to support the People Powered Press' work with community groups around the Bradford district, amplifying local voices and spreading words worth spreading.

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Making the People Powered Press' workshop Covid-safe

Although we’re launching this season of workshops at a time of uncertainty about future Covid-19 restrictions, we’re making sure that the workshop is designed and equipped to keep you safe and comfortable now, and in the event of any future developments.

So here’s what's being to make the People Powered Press a safe, creative place.

  • Staff will be tested for Covid on the morning of the day on which any workshop will take place.
  • All participants will be asked to take a Covid test before travelling to the workshop.
  • The space will be well ventilated, using our in-built extraction system and an air purifier.
  • We have sanitiser stations around the space and there are wipes for cleaning surfaces and shared equipment.
  • Masks will be worn inside the building if and when official guidance indicates that they should.
  • We will provide workspace dividers if and when official guidance indicates that we should.
  • BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE: if your workshop has to be postponed, your ticket will still be valid for the rescheduled event. If you're not able to get to it, we will offer you a full refund.

We’ll regularly review all these measures against the latest government guidance, and we hope that this will reassure you that you’re in a comfortable, safe environment, and that we’re taking your safety very seriously indeed.

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Tutor(s): 
Antony Dunn
Antony Dunn has been a regular tutor for the Arvon Foundation and the Poetry School for over twenty years and has published four collections of poetry, most recently Take This One to Bed (Valley Press). He has worked on a number of translation projects with poets from Holland, Hungary, China and Israel, and has been Artistic Director of Bridlington Poetry Festival and Poet in Residence at the University of York and Ilkley Literature Festival. He lives in Leeds.
http://www.antonydunn.org