Poetry through 10 Famous Poems-Beeston Library-Adult Learning

About this course

Learn more about the stories behind famous poems and the poets who wrote them, improving your confidence in reading and enjoying poetry.   

What will be covered on the course?  

• We will look at how poets turn ideas and inspiration in to a piece of writing which has stood the test of time, based on 8-10 poems which have become part of our culture. We will explore the lives of those who wrote them and the context of the times in which they lived as well as looking at the techniques (structure, form, metre) the poets used to convey meaning. The style of the course will be a relaxed workshop style with lots of interaction and discussion in a supportive atmosphere 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?  

By the end of the course learners will have: 

• Learned more about styles and forms of poetry 
• Understood more about rhyme, rhythm , metre and the structure of a poem 
• Be able to analyse and critique a variety of poems and share opinions with confidence 
• Relax and enjoy some old favourites and look at them in a new way 

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

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• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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