Saturday 25 October | 10am – 1pm | £30 

Belfast-based poet, Niamh McNally will lead this workshop in nature poetry. Using poems from Seamus Heaney, Mary Oliver, and Paula Meehan as prompts, the workshop will explore the theme of land within your writing – both the physical: the soil, rocks, trees and the seasons and metaphysical: our spiritual connections to landscape, ancestors, mythology, memory – and how to use place as a starting point for your work. There will be mindful discussions and visual prompts in a comfortable environment, to inspire you and get those wonderful words flowing. We are the land, and it is us. Let’s explore it together and tell our stories!

Niamh McNally is a published, award-winning poet based in Belfast. She has been widely featured in literary journals and on the BBC, and her work has been showcased internationally, including at the UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus and Dublin Castle. She is currently Poetin- Residence for both Herstory Ireland and Translink NI, where she leads the Poetry in Motion campaign.

Max No: 12 | Suitable for 16+ | Tutor: Niamh McNally