Some losses resist language. Grief crouches in the body before it reaches the tongue.
This intimate half-day workshop for 12 poets explores grief and loss through generative writing, close reading, and honest conversation, held in the atmospheric surroundings of the Crypt Gallery, where the space itself becomes part of the work.
You'll work with:
- Anchor poems by writers who have found form for the formless
- Craft techniques for writing at the edge of language: fragment, silence, rupture, the body's knowing
- Two extended writing blocks with guided prompts
- A closing circle for optional sharing
You'll leave with new draft poems, fresh craft tools, and a sense of having written toward something real.
Suitable for: poets of all levels who want to write more honestly about grief, loss, or mourning.
Group size: 12 , kept deliberately small for depth and trust.
Location: The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Parish Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA. Nearest stations: Euston and King's Cross St Pancras.
Facilitator: Nols Nathankski