In this poetry-writing workshop, we’ll take inspiration from the life and works of the Brontës to write about our own pathways through life.
Award-winning writer and performer, Maria Ferguson, will share poems from her recent commission with the Parsonage, as well as devices and poetry prompts so you can write your own!
Whether you’re an experienced writer or just want to try something new, expect to leave with new-found connections to the Brontës and exciting ideas to develop.
This event is part of our 2024 Brontë Festival of Women’s Writing.
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Maria Ferguson is a writer and performer. Her poetry has been widely anthologised and published in literary magazines such as Magma, The Rialto, The North, and The Poetry Review. Her debut collection, Alright, Girl? (Burning Eye, 2020), was Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes.
On the stage, her one-woman show Fat Girls Don’t Dance (Oberon, 2017) won the Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Show; Essex Girl (Oberon, 2019) was shortlisted for the Tony Craze Award and won Show of the Week at VAULT Festival. She’s been commissioned by the Royal Academy of Art, Stylist magazine, The Brontë Parsonage, and BBC Radio.
Maria is the Associate Producer of LIVEwire Poetry and teaches creative writing in a variety of settings. Her second poetry collection, Swell, will be published by Penguin in 2025.
(Photo credit: Suzi Corker)
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