15 July - BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! QUEER POETRY WORKSHIP with TOBY CAMPION

Join us for an evening of queer poetry writing with award-winning poet and playwright, Toby Campion. In this workshop you will explore queer poetry past and present, while writing your very own poems. LGBT writers have always pushed the boundaries - the erotic, the surreal, the political. Through a mix of reading, discussion and curated writing exercises, you will explore your own poetic voice, push your writing technique and leave with at least 2 new poems, guided by professional poet and facilitator, Toby Campion. Stay for a glass of wine after the workshop and get to know your fellow poets. Suitable for everyone: from complete beginners to experienced writers. Stationary included. Doors: 6pm Workshop: 6:30pm-8pm Close: 8:30pm Tickets are non-refundable Toby Campion is an award winning poet and playwright. Winner of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2024 and shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2024, Toby is a former UK National Poetry Slam winner and World Poetry Slam finalist. His debut short collection, Through your blood, was Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes 2018 and his poems have been published widely, most recently in The Rialto, 14 poems, And Other Poems, Aesthetica and The London Magazine. Toby is the founder of the National Poetry Collectives Showcase and the Director of UniSlam. A poetry teacher at City Lit, he runs the queer writing salon, verse, and has taught for organisations including Roundhouse, Financial Times, National Trust, NHS England and The Poetry Society. www.toby-campion.com