Events and Workshops

Dandelions Poetry holds a monthly poetry event on the fourth Tuesday of each month, at the Broadway.  It starts at 7pm. Everyone is welcome.

Dandelions poetry also provides workshops for events, focused around poetry and wellbeing, editing and developing poetry, poetry and mindfulness, poetry and mental health, poetry and migration, poetry and translation and poetry and confidence to write.

We can create workshops from our own ideas and experience, or we can create bespoke workshops or courses based around any subject/ need.

Birgit and Caroline have a wealth of experience as group facilitators and creative writing teachers.

Caroline has worked as a counsellor and trainer for the NHS and other organisations for many years. She wrote and delivered a mindfulness course for diabetes patients for NUH NHS Trust;  provided creative writing workshops for bereaved families at Hayward House Hospice; Led a Word Walk for Nottingham Poetry Festival; Led Poetry and Mindfulness workshops for Nottingham Poetry Festival; Co-led a Poetry and bookmaking workshop with Notts Book Arts Festival; Led a Permission to Speak workshop for 16 Days of Activism at Manchester Metropolitan University, and many others!

Birgit taught German and literary translation at Nottingham University for many years. She has had the privilege of leading engaging workshops on poetry and fiction for the Writing, Reading, and Pleasure (WRAP) program at Nottingham Trent University. These sessions provide students with an inspiring space to explore their literary talents and develop their unique voices. Birgit actively participates in a critique group for poetry, offering constructive feedback and fostering a supportive community of writers.

Please contact us on dandelionspoetry@gmail.com