Creative Writing

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For people who want to develop their creative writing skills

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For poets, lyricists and artists

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For rappers and songwriters

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For enthusiasts who want to write more clearly and powerfully

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For creative people who are looking for their own voice

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Develop their own style and authorial voice

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Work with imagery, rhythm and detail in text

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Write poetry and lyrics with structure and meaning

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Edit and refine their texts

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Understand the connection between spoken and written rhythm

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Apply writing in music, performance and personal projects

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Work with a professional creative approach

Idea and impulse: where the text begins

Voice and identity: sounding like yourself

Image and detail: show, don’t tell

Rhythm and phrase: tempo, pauses and repetition

Structure and development of the text

Editing: cutting boldly without losing meaning

Writing for music and performance

From text to finished work

The course is led by an active artist – rapper and poet, with published poetry collections, a poetry award and qualifications in Creative Writing from the University of Oxford.