Upcoming courses
Monday, 28 April – Saturday, 3 May
‘Animals, Beasts and Monsters’
Tutors: Gwyneth Lewis and Pascale Petit
Guest Reader: Jay Griffiths
Moniack Mohr, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire IC4 7HT
More information: https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/2518-poetry-animals-beasts-and-monsters-with-jacob-ross-and-karen-campbell-guest-reader-tbc/
Monday, 20 October – Friday, 24 October
‘Poetry and Well-being’
Tutors: Gwyneth Lewis and Clare Shaw
Guest reader: Abeer Ameer
Canolfan Ysgrigennu Tŷ Newydd Writing Centre
More information: https://tynewydd.wales/course/poetry-and-well-being/
Mentoring
Gwyneth is available for mentoring individual poets, on application. Her emphasis is always on meeting the poet exactly where they are and finding a way forward with both rigour and encouragement.
Gall Gwyneth hefyd weithio gydag awduron Cymraeg eu hiaith.
Gwyneth is an experienced course tutor, teaching regularly for Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English both in Vermont and at Oxford. She’s also run a course for The Writing School and has been Artist in Residence at Balliol College, Oxford, available for anybody to come and see and discuss their work.
Here are some testimonials:
‘I have particularly appreciated…
The warmth of Gwyneth’s smile and welcome to each and all of us.
Gwyneth’s kindness, gentleness and encouragement…
Gwyneth’s careful preparation, clear lead and the rich content and focus she brought to our time together.’R
‘Oh Gwyneth you rock
Especially ad hoc
Your knowledge immense
But we never feel tense
Amazing analysis
Frees our paralysis.’P
‘I admire her enviable intellect and her immense knowledge of poetry. I have found her acutely perceptive, with a great ability to understand, direct and empower. She facilitates valuable and creative discussion with a perfect balance of purpose and instinctive spontaneity, and she consistently accommodates everyone in the group.’
M
‘With support and encouragement, you have pushed me to think harder and feel more deeply about the poetry you have introduced and about the new work I have created.’
O