In this workshop, we’ll explore the unpredictable and inspiring energy of improvisation, allowing poems to emerge in the moment. We’ll experiment by inventing and breaking language, sounds, and ideas to transform our writing. We’ll learn to create and move freely through improvisational techniques and writing prompts, capturing fragments and images from everything around us.

As we write, we’ll embrace the unknown—breaking from convention and letting our poems unfold without rules. Through this practice, we’ll discover the joy of allowing creativity to take the lead and watch our poems come to life.

About the facilitator:

Romalyn Ante FRSL is a Filipino-British poet, essayist, and editor. She was born and bred in Lipa, Philippines. In 2005, her mother – a nurse in the NHS – brought her and the whole family to the UK. Her debut collection, Antiemetic for Homesickness (Chatto, 2020), was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize and longlisted for the…