Creative Writing: Who Do You Think You Are?
128 TUTOR: Geraldine Gent (BA 2:1, MA)
This course is suitable
for previous attendees and newcomers alike. As a continuation from last year,
the tutor will present further poems by William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney
while introducing you to a selection of writing from Roddy Doyle and Paula
Meehan. This, together with back copies of The Sunday Times Magazine's, 'A Life
in the Day' interview will form a springboard to lively discussion and
inspiration for your personal creativity. You will explore your own ideas
through a mix of poetry and prose, enabling you to consider your identity, who
you are and where you would like to be. Your writing may be factual or take the
shape of short stories, poetry or even the start of a novel.
COURSE No.
WEEK
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Over the course of
the week, we will be looking at the following:
William Butler Yeats
- Sailing to Byzantium
- He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
- Broken Dreams
- The Host of the Air
Seamus Heaney
- Poem
- Personal Helicon
Roddy Doyle
- Extracts
from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Paula Meehan
- A
Child's Map of Dublin
A life in the day of …
- Back
page of The Sunday Times
You will need to bring pen and paper or
a laptop if you prefer.
I will supply
copies of the texts
Looking forward to
meeting with you.
Geraldine Gent
BA 2:1, MA
About Geraldine
Geraldine
Gent graduated from the University of Sussex: MA in Creative and Critical
Writing, 2019 where she focussed on the work of Elizabeth Bowen. She has had an essay published in The
Elizabeth Bowen Review.
She has also completed her debut
novel: Ellen. It is inspired by the life of her grandmother who was a
farmer in North Cork close to where Bowen's Court once stood. Geraldine spent
her childhood summers there.
She
taught English Language and Literature at Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for
Boys where she received the grade of 'Outstanding' from Ofsted. She wrote lesson plans for the BBC
website.
She
promises to provide a stimulating and lively environment enabling participants
to write with flair and creativity.
