Allographic Workshop: Constrained Writing With Leanne Moden

Allographic has three forms of live event - “Other Voices”, open mic with featured guests every 4th Sunday of the month; “Allographic presents...”, a loose series of events with bigger names from the spoken word scene, and a burgeoning set of workshops for aspirant poets, storytellers, and other writers and performers.

Attendees of the workshop should consider putting their new-found skills into practice at our evening event. Find out more at www.facebook.com/events/436251909908794/

“Constrained Writing” – a poetry writing workshop using writing constraints to spark ideas and inspiration with Leanne Moden (free entry, donations taken)

Have you ever tried to write a whole story without using any vowels? Or challenged yourself to write a palindromic poem? During this workshop, we'll explore constrained writing techniques, using different a vast array of unusual and exciting methods as the starting point for new poems. We’ll look at lipograms, univocalisms, aleatory and chaterisms, plus loads of other bizarre ways to help alleviate even the most stubborn of writers’ block.

Number of Spaces: 12

Suitable for ages: 16+

Materials: Bring a pen and paper/ notebook

Leanne Moden has performed her poetry everywhere, from community centres and secondary schools to the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, Bestival, and the Royal Albert Hall. She is a founding member of the ’28 Sonnets Later’ collective, and also performs as part of the ‘DIY Poets’. As part of her year as Fenland Poet Laureate in 2013, Leanne co-founded the Fen Speak spoken word poetry nights, before running off to Nottingham to seek her fortune.

Leanne’s second pamphlet ‘Liaisons’ was published by Stewed Rhubarb Press in January 2015, and she currently writing her first live literature show. She is obsessed with univocalisms, and her poetry has been described variously as ‘fucking hilarious’ and ‘completely unacceptable’.

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Entry is free but you will have an opportunity to pay what you think the workshop was worth afterwards. All the money goes to the workshop leader.

Find out more about Allographic at: www.allographic.co.uk/