Word Live: Creative Writing Workshop: Tolu Agbelusi: Exeter Library 14/12/23 (2 events see below))

Word Live: Creative Writing Workshop with Tolu Agbelusi at Exeter Library Monday 4th December 2023.

Book here pay-what-you-can talk at Exeter Library, with acclaimed published poet Tolu Agbelusi; author of Locating Strongwoman (Jacaranda Books.) Presented by Literature Works and SWRLS.  Book your place here: https://shorturl.at/dimG0 

First Event (Workshop) at 1pm

A pay-what-you-can creative writing masterclass at Exeter Library, with acclaimed published poet Tolu Agbelusi. Suitable for writers of all abilities! 

Poetry is an art of observation; but what does that mean when you want to write things that transcend fact and create emotional resonance in your reader? 

If “every good poem asks a question and every good poet asks every question” in this workshop, Tolu will lead you through a series of poems and exercises to get you writing poems that transform even seemingly mundane observations into masterpieces of connection. 
 
About the Author 
Tolu Agbelusi is the author of Locating Strongwoman (Jacaranda Books). A Nigerian British poet, playwright, educator, producer and lawyer, her work has been published nationally and internationally. A 2023 fellow on the Here and Now International Residency, she was the 2021 Exeter (UNESCO City of Literature) Quay Words & Library Unlimited Writer-in-Residence. 

Tolu was shortlisted for the 2018 White Review Poetry Prize and has performed widely including at Cheltenham Lit Festival, Stanza International Poetry Festival, Lagos International Poetry Festival & Poetry Africa.  

She facilitates a wide range of workshops and panels in universities, schools, etc and is the founder of Home Sessions, a development program for young Black poets.  

For more information about her work, visit www.ToluAgbelusi.com 

Later in the day at 5.30 PM, Tolu will be hosting a talk at Exeter Library, with a chance to hear her perform, and learn more about her work and inspiration. 

Second Event (Talk) 5:30 to 6:30pm

About the Author 

Tolu Agbelusi is the author of Locating Strongwoman (Jacaranda Books). A Nigerian British poet, playwright, educator, producer and lawyer, her work has been published nationally and internationally. A 2023 fellow on the Here and Now International Residency, she was the 2021 Exeter (UNESCO City of Literature) Quay Words & Library Unlimited Writer-in-Residence. Tolu was shortlisted for the 2018 White Review Poetry Prize and has performed widely including at Chelt