Writing The Unexpected
Written and tutored by Mandy Pannett
Writing The Unexpected
Level - Intermediate - not suitable for beginners.
If you are a beginner please see our introductory to poetry course.
If you would like to bring a new dimension to your poems then this course is for you.
You are introduced to a variety of approaches and techniques, with examples drawn from many different poets, to give you an insight in to how you can bring the unexpected in to your own work.
You are given exercises in each module so you can try the concepts being studied. And finally, you will have the chance to send in 120 lines of poetry for assessment by your tutor, Mandy Pannett.
For the duration of your course you will have access to The Writers Bureau's Writers' Community and free Zoom sessions where you can meet other writers and poets as well as ask questions.
This course is ideal for poets looking for a way to develop their poems in new and exciting ways. You have your course on seven-day trial and two months from the date you enrol to send in your assignment. Your course materials are available as soon as your payment has been successful. Enrol today.
You are introduced to a variety of approaches and techniques, with examples drawn from many different poets, to give you an insight in to how you can bring the unexpected in to your own work.
You are given exercises in each module so you can try the concepts being studied. And finally, you will have the chance to send in 120 lines of poetry for assessment by your tutor, Mandy Pannett.
For the duration of your course you will have access to The Writers Bureau's Writers' Community and free Zoom sessions where you can meet other writers and poets as well as ask questions.
This course is ideal for poets looking for a way to develop their poems in new and exciting ways. You have your course on seven-day trial and two months from the date you enrol to send in your assignment. Your course materials are available as soon as your payment has been successful. Enrol today.
Course Tutor
Mandy Pannett
Mandy Pannett lives in West Sussex. She taught children with special needs for many years but now works freelance as a creative writing tutor for adults.
Her poetry pamphlet ‘The Daedalus Files’ was published by SPM Publications in 2021. Five poetry collections have been previously published: ‘Bee Purple’ and ‘Frost Hollow’ (Oversteps Books), ‘Allotments in the Orbital’ (Searle Publishing), ‘All the Invisibles’ (SPM Publications), ‘Jongleur in the Courtyard’ (Indigo Dreams Publishing). A selection of her poems, ‘Ladders of Glass’, was issued by Integral Contemporary Literature Press with English and Romanian parallel texts.
She enjoys writing short fiction as well and two years ago won a national competition for Vignette writing. She has also judged competitions for Flash Fiction. Two novellas have been published by Independent Presses: ‘The Onion Stone’ (Pewter Rose Press) and ‘The Wulf Enigma’ (Circaidy Gregory Press).
Mandy was also poetry editor for five years for Sentinel Literary Quarterly and has edited anthologies and poetry collections for them and for Earlyworks Press. She has acted as an adjudicator for national competitions and won prizes and been placed herself in several others.
For the last eighteen months she has been collaborating with artist Polly Dutton and musicians Terry Pack and The Full Circle Quartet on ‘The South Downs Suite’, a poetry/music/art project inspired by the South Downs. The Suite is currently being performed at several venues in the area and a book of all the art work and poetry is on sale at events and in galleries and museums.
Her poetry pamphlet ‘The Daedalus Files’ was published by SPM Publications in 2021. Five poetry collections have been previously published: ‘Bee Purple’ and ‘Frost Hollow’ (Oversteps Books), ‘Allotments in the Orbital’ (Searle Publishing), ‘All the Invisibles’ (SPM Publications), ‘Jongleur in the Courtyard’ (Indigo Dreams Publishing). A selection of her poems, ‘Ladders of Glass’, was issued by Integral Contemporary Literature Press with English and Romanian parallel texts.
She enjoys writing short fiction as well and two years ago won a national competition for Vignette writing. She has also judged competitions for Flash Fiction. Two novellas have been published by Independent Presses: ‘The Onion Stone’ (Pewter Rose Press) and ‘The Wulf Enigma’ (Circaidy Gregory Press).
Mandy was also poetry editor for five years for Sentinel Literary Quarterly and has edited anthologies and poetry collections for them and for Earlyworks Press. She has acted as an adjudicator for national competitions and won prizes and been placed herself in several others.
For the last eighteen months she has been collaborating with artist Polly Dutton and musicians Terry Pack and The Full Circle Quartet on ‘The South Downs Suite’, a poetry/music/art project inspired by the South Downs. The Suite is currently being performed at several venues in the area and a book of all the art work and poetry is on sale at events and in galleries and museums.
See What Our Students Say
This is my review
Neil Garrod
I have had Mandy as a tutor before and found her feedback to be excellent and helpful. For me the course material, at first blush, looked slim but reading i...
Read MoreI have had Mandy as a tutor before and found her feedback to be excellent and helpful. For me the course material, at first blush, looked slim but reading it a few times I realised that it was not. At the assignment section Mandy advises that we students come back to our assignments before submission. I found I needed to do this multiple times. However, I would also think that it would be helpful if in the guidance in the introduction it was spelled out that each of the modules needs/benefits from reading and thinking about multiple times. May well be obvious advice but for us numpties I think it would be very helpful guidance. Wonderful course. I loved it.
Read LessWriting the Unexpected Expanded my Thinking
Sharon McPherson-Case
This course challenged the way how I think. It has thought me to be more open-minded and I have learned that writing represents much more than what the nake...
Read MoreThis course challenged the way how I think. It has thought me to be more open-minded and I have learned that writing represents much more than what the naked eyes can see. It is more about becoming curious and not being judgemental. Its about extending my creative mindset beyond ordinary to being extraordinary. I have learned new ways of writing such as defamiliarization, juta-position and shapeshifting. I am looking forward to the constructive criticism on my assignment so that I may grow more creatively. If my assignment does not meet the required expected standard; I would really appreciate Writer's Bureau management team offering me a second chance to correct my mistakes and resubmit the assignment. Deep down inside of me there is an inner voice speaking to me about the gift that was given to me and everyday I am just procrastinating and not moving forward. This course is a medium through which I have the opportunity to develop my creative skills.
Read LessCourse curriculum
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Writing the Unexpected - what to expect!
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Mandy Pannett - Course Author & Tutor
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WB's Writers' Community
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Totum Student Discount Card – UK Students Only
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Discounted Writing Magazine Subscription For WB Students
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Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
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Study Tips
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How To Download Your Course Modules
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AI Policy
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Defamiliarisation, shapeshifting, transformation and alternative versions.
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Juxtaposition, extended metaphors, John Donne and contemporary Metaphysical poets.
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Layering, qualities of words, mixing the senses and exploring the strange and surreal.
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Imagism, leaping and associative poetry, the Deep Image Movement, Robert Bly and James Wright.
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About this course
- £74.00
- 1 Tutor-marked Assignment
- 7-day Trial
- Time-limit: 2 Months
Learn how to bring the unexpected into your poems.
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