Workshops

Simon runs workshops on poetic craft, especially related to his preoccupations –– History, Place, Nature, Grief & Mortality, Environment, Survival & Extinction, Queerness. 

He also runs two Masterclasses born directly from his experiences of having had six poetry pamphlets published in less than five years, and also having over 170 poems published in 70+ journals over that time.

You can find links to most of his upcoming workshops on Simon's LinkinBio 

  • "Discursive, reflective, active — with helpful ways of seeing. You're a great teacher!"

    Tim Taylor — Dance teacher

  • "Fantastic Simon... continual involvement of participants... well-structured, thoughtful and powerful. Much gratitude."

    Jim

  • "Very entertaining & educational... candid & honest... look forward to more of the same."

    Various Attendees

  • "Fantastic richness.. so many ideas sparked... Thank you! I'm inspired."

    Darren

  • "An inspirational day at HMP Thameside...LGBT poetry, a whirl around similes, metaphors and sonnets...Glorious."

    Ian Elmslie — Actor, teacher, playwright & author 

  • "Thanks for a superb workshop, which resulted in a renewed love for words and a new respect for poetry."

    Edward Pike

  • "Clearly put a great deal of effort and thought into planning the workshop."

    Stephen

  • ""Simon was extremely engaging... thought-provoking... brilliant!... a very inspirational teacher."

    Various Attendees

• Poetry of Place
• Mining our Memories
• [Queer] Nature
• Folklore & Legend

Example Subjects

• Memoir/Biography –– in another voice
• Contrapuntals –– whichever way you read me
• Zuihitsu 

Examples Approaches

• The Art & Science of Submissions
• Pamphlet My Poems

Masterclasses