Please note buying a ticket for this course includes attendance at the introductory session ‘A Council of Poets and Scientists’ where you will get to meet and learn from real climate scientists and will be divided into groups.
Workshop Dates:
A Council of Poets and Scientists | 7-9pm | Wed 16th Feb (included in course fee or can be booked as a stand alone)
Monday Group: 7-9pm | 28th Feb, 7th, 14th and 21st March
Wednesday Group: 7-9pm | 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd March
Sharing Session (for all groups): 7-9pm | Mon 28th March
Led by Chris Redmond & Liv Torc + special guest Hot Poets, the aim of these workshops is to empower participants to write creatively and accurately about the science of climate change, inspiring action and agency – avoiding cliche and negative tropes. They will investigate particular scientific advancements, the challenge of the expert and the role of the artist to make genuine difference. You will be invited to write a minimum of three poems during the course, at least one of which will be published in the new ‘Hot Poets of the Future’ book out in May 2022.
Use the following link to book for the introductory session as a stand alone or if you want to try it before booking the whole course - https://hdfst.uk/E70823
About Hot Poets
Hot Poets is a national project bringing poetry and science together to imagine a better possible future. In collaboration with the Met Office, the London School of Economics, the RSPB and nine other climate change partners, Tongue Fu's Chris Redmond, Liv Torc curated poems of agency and action for COP26 and life beyond, written by 12 of the UK and Africa’s most well-known spoken word artists, working with scientists, climate educators and engineers from leading environmental organisations and charities across the world. To find out more about Hot Poets please head to www.hotpoets.org