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Richard Scott was born in London in 1981. His pamphlet Wound (Rialto) won the Michael Marks Poetry Award 2016 and his poem 'crocodile' won the 2017 Poetry London Competition. Soho (Faber & Faber) is his first book and was nominated for the T. S. Eliot Prize, a Costa Book Award and a Forward Poetry Prize.

Upcoming Courses

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Poetry

Writing Poems

A playful, supportive three-month poetry course for beginners and aspiring amateur poets, with two of the best practitioners and teachers in the country.

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Starting out

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Online

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12 weeks

Tutors

Richard Scott, Julia Copus

Start Date

Monday 20 Jan 2025

£595

Places available

Poetry

The Salon: Developing Your Poems

Join Richard Scott and Rachel Long for this twelve-week intermediate course – find new paths for your work, broaden your understanding of the craft and meet a group of supportive, like-minded poets.

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Improving

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London

Length

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12 weeks

Tutors

Richard Scott, Rachel Long, Denise Riley, Maurice Riordan

Start Date

Thursday 23 Jan 2025

£795

Places available

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

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Starting out

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 25 Jan 2025

6 more start dates available

£75

Places available

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

i

Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 29 Mar 2025

6 more start dates available

£75

Places available

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

i

Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

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1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 26 Apr 2025

6 more start dates available

£75

Places available

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Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

i

Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

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London

Length

i

1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 31 May 2025

6 more start dates available

£75

Places available

Close-up image of a notebook open in a woman's lap, with her pen poised to start writing on a blank page

Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

i

Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

i

London

Length

i

1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 26 Jul 2025

6 more start dates available

£75

Places available

Close-up image of a notebook open in a woman's lap, with her pen poised to start writing on a blank page

Poetry

Start to Write Poetry

Kickstart your writing life with a specially designed day of learning, writing and discussion from the home of British poetry.

Level

i

Starting out

What do these levels mean?

Location

i

London

Length

i

1-5 days

Tutors

Richard Scott

Start Date

Saturday 30 Aug 2025

6 more start dates available

£75

Places available