Event at St Clement's Art Centre will help develop poetry

Poetry event with EastEnders writer coming to Ipswich <i>(Image: Supplied)</i>
Poetry event with EastEnders writer coming to Ipswich (Image: Supplied)
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An event at an Ipswich venue will help people develop their poetry.

The event, presented by Ipswich Book Festival, will take place at St Clement's Art Centre on Sunday, October 5.

It will be led by James McDermott, a playwright, EastEnders writer and lecturer in creative writing at UEA.

He is also the author of poetry collections Father Myself, Wild Life and Manatomy.

The event will run from 4pm to 6pm and will include a series of writing exercises and group discussions.

These will be used to help attendees learn "useful tools and techniques to develop your poetry and begin first drafts of new poems".

Tickets for the event are £10 and can be purchased from the New Wolsey Theatre website.

Please note: this event takes place at St Clement's Art Centre, Fore Street, Ipswich.

Through a series of writing exercises and group discussions, attendees will learn useful tools and techniques to develop their poetry and begin first drafts of new poems.

McDermott’s poetry collections include Father Myself (Nine Arches Press), Wild Life (Nine Arches Press) and Manatomy (Burning Eye Books).

He is also a playwright, an EastEnders writer and lecturer in creative writing at UEA.

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