Our Words from Art Poetry Workshop is practical writing session which will introduce and let you explore a variety of techniques and strategies to writing poems inspired by works of art.

Whether you are new to writing poetry or a seasoned poet looking for something to enhance and energise your writing, this workshop will give you an experience in writing from art. 

We will look at and discuss example poems by a variety of poets to identify various approaches and help stimulate your creativity.

You will be given writing prompts to facilitate the use of the different methods we have examined, that will allow you to explore and take inspiration from our current exhibitions!

At the end of the workshop you will take away a selection of writing tools that you can use to write about any of the arts.

All you need to take part in this workshop is a pen, notebook, your eyes and your imagination!

Age Suitability: 18+

About Derek Adams

Derek Adams is a poet and photographer, whose interest in writing from art is apparent in his most recent collection EXPOSURE – Snapshots from the life of Lee Miller, and his earlier chapbook unconcerned but not indifferent: the life of Man Ray.

He has an MA in Creative and Life Writing from Goldsmiths and his poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies in the UK and abroad.

He was BBC Wildlife Poet of the Year in 2006 and his pamphlet Postcards to Olympus won the Poetry Monthly Booklet Competition in 2004.

Visit the Firstsite Cafés before or after your Words from Art Poetry Workshop! 

Our café’s offers a wide selection of delicious snacks, cakes and light meals, along with hot and cold drinks!

These can be purchased to enjoy during your Surrealism Poetry Workshop with Derek Adams.

Find out more about our menus here