Poetry In The 20th & 21st Centuries
Zoom Writing Workshop with Mandy Pannett
Poetry In The 20th & 21st Centuries
Two-session online workshop, 1.5 hours per session, live teaching, via Zoom. The workshop is suitable for all poets, including beginners.
The length of the sessions varies depending on the session topic and the questions and discussions that arise.
Sessions will be a minimum of one hour.
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Thursday 24th September at 7.00pm for two weeks ending 1st October 2026
Times shown: British Summer Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £59.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Only ten places available on this workshop.
Starting Thursday 24th September at 7.00pm for two weeks ending 1st October 2026
Times shown: British Summer Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £59.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Workshop Outline
Workshop Outline:
Recent centuries have been, and continue to be, a fascinating time of innovation. We are going to explore some of the many ways in which modern poetry shares in this progression, offering us possibilities for seeing and writing about the world in different ways.
Over the course of two sessions we will discuss and look at examples of the characteristics and techniques of poetry as it has developed. There will be opportunity for writing during the sessions and a copy of the notes will be sent afterwards to each student.
This course is open to anyone who has a love of words and enjoys exploring new ideas.
In the first session we’ll consider the main features of twentieth century poetry, looking at the influence of the Imagist Movement and the impact made by the writings of T.S.Eliot, especially with his inventive poem ‘The Waste Land’. In session two we’ll explore some contemporary poems and discuss modern themes and techniques. There’ll be suggestions and prompts for future individual writing.
This workshop is run by Esther Chilton The Writers Bureau.Workshop Leader
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 'Crossing the Hing', was published by Tears In The Fence in June 2026. Six poetry collections have been previously published: ‘The Daedalus Files’ (SPM Publications), ‘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 'Crossing the Hing', was published by Tears In The Fence in June 2026. Six poetry collections have been previously published: ‘The Daedalus Files’ (SPM Publications), ‘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.
By taking part in this workshop you will:
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meet other writers and poets
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have time to ask questions as there are only ten participants per group
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learn how to come up with new ideas
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develop an understanding of the characteristics and techniques of modern poetry
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learn how modern poetry has influenced us in our writing
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have the chance to practice a variety of modern poetry techniques
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gain increased self-confidence to take your poetry forward.
Starting Thursday 24th September 2026 at 7.00pm for two weeks ending 1st October 2026
Workshop fee: £59.99