Welcome to The Craft - a poetry night with the intimacy of a workshop and the energy of a live event. Hosted by two Mancunian poets - Carson Wolfe and Amy Harris.
Using a fishbowl method of teaching, guests are invited to bring a poem ready for editing and put their name in the pink fishbowl on arrival. The hosts will pull four names at random and live-edit these poets before an audience. Together, we all learn from the craft conversations as they unfold.
The Craft is perfect for you if:
More about your hosts:
Amy is an English teacher, and professional celebrant who believes poetry belongs to everyone. Self-taught and stage-trained, her work is rooted in working-class experience and shaped by years on Manchester’s spoken word circuit. Her debut collection 'Bedtime for Overthinkers' features her most famous poem 'My Kind of Heaven' - which has been printed as a Glastonbury Festival postcard. As a celebrant, Amy writes bespoke wedding poems for couples across the world, and is co-host of Dead Good Poetry, a local event exploring grief through poetry.
Carson Wolfe was the Grand Prize Winner of The Disquiet Literary Program 2024. Their work has appeared with POETRY, The Rumpus, The Common, and Rattle. In 2023, they won New Writing North’s Debut Poetry Prize, received awards from The Aurora Poetry Prize, The Edward Thomas Fellowship, and were longlisted in The Poetry Society’s National Competition. They are the author of two chapbooks, Boy(ish) (Hidden Voice 2022), and Coin Laundry at Midnight (Button Poetry, 2026). Their debut full collection Gone Thing is forthcoming with Write Bloody UK in 2027.
What you'll get:
The potential to have your poem live-edited plus direct access to the craft of revision + you'll leave this session with a fresh perspective on your writing and practical tools to approach your next draft with confidence.
Knowledge required:
This class is for anyone who loves poetry or is interested in learning about it. Beginners welcome! Though if you have never written a poem before or have never received feedback, we'd advise coming to The Craft as an audience member first.
What to bring:
If you wish to put your name in the fishbowl, you must bring a draft of a poem you feel is ready for editing, in a digital file ready to share. Alternatively, if you'd prefer a low-pressure evening of observation, you can sit back and enjoy the creative flow of the event.
If you wish to put your name in the fishbowl for the chance to have your poem live-edited, please have a draft ready on Google Docs or Word that can be sent to the hosts quickly.
If you don't fancy the idea of being live-edited, feel welcome and ecouraged to come and join us as an audience member. The idea of fishbowl learning is that observers learn just as much as the person in hotseat, sometimes more so because of the objective distance.
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Stretford Public Hall
Chester Road
Stretford
Manchester
M32 0LG
