# Event Details - **Event Name**: Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops – Brighton - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Join us in Brighton for a practical poetry workshop, meet your tutor Roy Mcfarlane and find out about our 20-week courseAbout this EventJoin poet Roy Mcfarlane for a practical poetry session to explore our approach to teaching poetry on our 20-week Beginners Poetry Workshops which starts in late September online or in-person in Brighton. Meet other fledgling poets who are thinking of taking the course and discuss poetry and the course with our brilliant poetry tutor Roy and our course director Cathy Hayward. Bring a pen, paper or laptop together with your imagination and enthusiasm and see whether the Beginners Poetry Workshops could help you to fulfill your dream of becoming a poet.Roy is a poet, writer and former youth and community worker born in Birmingham of Jamaican parentage, spending most of his years living in Wolverhampton and the Black Country and now living in Brighton. He is currently the National Canal Laureate. He’s the former Birmingham Poet Laureate and Starbucks Poet in Residence and co-editor of Celebrate Wha? Ten Black British Poets from the Midlands (Smokestack). His three collections are published by Nine Arches Press: Beginning With Your Last Breath and The Healing Next Time (shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and longlisted for the Jhalak Prize) and his third collection Living by Troubled Waters is out now. Roy has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded a Doctor of Letters by the University of Wolverhampton. He continues to perform nationally and internationally sharing his passion for social justice, equality, identity love and the healing power of poetry as a witness to our times. Tickets are non-refundable because of Eventbrite's high fees, but you can transfer to another taster session for a different poetry course. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brighton-and-hove/taster-session-for-the-beginners-poetry-workshops-brighton/100001997662436122 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Friends Meeting House - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.5, max: 12.5, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Brighton and Hove - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Friends Meeting House - **lat**: 50.82178889999999 - **long**: -0.1412169 - **full address**: Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops – Brighton - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ce9884815838cdbd037554b35c659c61271152b64469514a365c06c3683f8218-rimg-w1200-h900-dc080818-gmir.jpg?v=1786910474 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops - Brighton being held? - **A:** Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops - Brighton takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops - Brighton? - **A:** Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops - Brighton is organized by The Creative Writing Programme. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Taster Session for the Beginners Poetry Workshops - Brighton is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brighton and Hove, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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