Out-Spoken Masterclass: June
Unleash your creativity in this immersive three-hour weekend poetry workshop, and hone your skills under the guidance of leading poet Laurie Bolger.
Out-Spoken‘s poetry masterclass is a monthly workshop led by top international poets. The class is open to members of the public of all ages and abilities – from beginners to the more advanced.
Anyone with an interest in poetry is welcome to take the chance to work with the country’s most revered writers’ while learning some of their methods and approaches to crafting beautiful and original poetry.
Laurie Bolger is a London-based writer and founder of The Creative Writing Breakfast Club. Bolger’s writing has been shortlisted for The Bridport and Sylvia Plath Prizes; her poem ‘Parkland Walk’ won The Moth Poetry Prize.
Bolger’s publications include Box Rooms, Makeover, Spin and her debut collection, Lady, exploring girlhood and celebrating her working-class Irish heritage. Poet and author Hollie McNish says of Bolger’s work, ‘If I could jump inside her poems I would… I imagine it’d be lovely and warm in there.’
Poet Andrew McMillan calls her poetry ‘Dazzling, moving, witty and insightful’.
Presented in association with Out-Spoken.
Need to know
Please bring your own writing equipment, e.g. a pen and notepad, a tablet or a laptop.
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.