Poetry Workshop at Reading Central Library: Embodied Imagery with Golnoosh Nourpanah

Part of ‘Class in Publishing and Print’

‘Her hair was like golden sunlight.’  ‘The child was quiet as a mouse.’  ‘He was caught red-handed.’

How many times have you been put off by a clichéd image, simile, or metaphor like these examples? Good poems make readers feel something rather than just impart information. This is not always easy as unlike other artforms, in poetry, language is the primary medium. How can we make the familiar seem fresh, embodied, and authentic? How can we use language in a way to have the maximum effect on the reader, to make the reader feel something and think for themselves, rather than just telling them what to think? Learn to make the readers visualise your poems. Let them feel your words, not just hear them.

In this workshop we learn to create images that are authentic and unique to us, with just our use of language. In this workshop, we learn how to avoid reproducing clichés and create images that are strong, memorable, and authentic.

This is a free event, but places are limited. Click here to book your ticket.

Bio:

Golnoosh Nourpanah is a published poet, prose writer, and lecturer. In 2019, she earned a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Golnoosh has authored two poetry collections and a short story collection, which was shortlisted for the Polari Prize 2021. She has taught creative writing at Birkbeck, UEL, the Poetry School, the University of Bedfordshire, the University of Reading and Westminster, and she’s performed her poetry in literature festivals and events across the UK and internationally.