A Masterclass with Judith Nangala Crispin and John Foulcher
Mansions, Shacks and Forests provides a basecamp for your exploration into the art and craft of poetry. This masterclass with Judith Nangala Crispin and John Foulcher burrows into the heart of what poetry is and what it can achieve.
Poetry goes beyond the ordinary functions of language in daily life and prose. It engages deeply with language, using words to convey mysteries and truths of life in a way that no other form of expression can.
This workshop explores the poetic form and how various techniques can be harnessed to create powerful and evocative poetry.
Participants are invited to write a poem during the class or bring a poem for feedback.
EVENT DETAILS:
Saturday 18 November 2023
10am – 4pm
UoN NUspace, X803
Cnr Hunter and Auckland St Newcastle
COST:
Members and Online Participants: $145
Non-members $195 (Join the Hunter Writers’ Centre)
BOOK TICKETS (via form below):
ABOUT JUDITH
Judith Nangala Crispin is a poet and visual artist of Bpangerang and mixed descent, living on unceded Yuin Country on the NSW Southern Tablelands. She has published two collections of poetry and her verse novel will be released this year. Judith won the 2020 Blake prize for poetry and has been shortlisted for various other prizes. She has been commissioned by The National Gallery of Australia, The National Museum of Australia, Musica Viva and Red Room Poetry. Judith has a Ph.D in music and is in the final year of a Doctorate of Arts in Poetry. Her work has appeared in numerous Australian and international journals and anthologies over the past twenty years.
ABOUT JOHN
John Foulcher has written twelve books of poetry. His latest book, Dancing with Stephen Hawking (Pitt Street Poetry 2021), was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Poetry Prize in 2022. His work has appeared in Australian magazines and anthologies over nearly forty years, and he has received or been short-listed for many awards, including the National Library Poetry Prize, the ACU Poetry Prize, the Newcastle Poetry Prize, the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, the Gwen Harwood poetry prize and the Montreal International Poetry Prize. In 2010-11 he was the Literature Board of the Australia Council’s resident at the Keesing Studio in Paris. His books can be purchased from pittstreetpoetry.com.