The Sound of Poetry – with Remi Graves
Obsessed with wordplay, homophones and double meanings? Join Remi Graves for a deep dive into sound as logic.
In this workshop we’ll read poems that use music as meaning and lean into wordplay as organising principle.
Exploring work by Judy Grahn, Gboyega Odubanjo and Lydia Davis, we’ll play and write our own pieces guided by sound, resonance and experimentation.
This workshop is for writers of all experience and abilities, including those who have never written before!
About the tutor
Remi Graves is a poet and drummer. A former Barbican Young Poet, their work has been commissioned by St Paul’s Cathedral, Arthouse Jersey and BBC Radio 4. They have performed at Tate, Cheltenham Literature festival and more. Remi has led courses at The Poetry School and facilitates in schools and community spaces across London and the South East. Remi’s debut pamphlet with your chest (2022) was published by fourteen poems. They have been selected for residencies with Jan Michalski Foundation and La Napoule Foundation/La Maison Baldwin. Remi is the winner of 2024 Prototype Prize (short form category), coal was published by Monitor Books in 2025.
About First Tuesday Writers
First Tuesday Writers is here to keep your writing fresh. Taking place on the first Tuesday of every month, each 90 minute session offers a deep dive into a writer’s creative world – designed to challenge and energise you, and lead you to new creative discoveries.
Every writer and every form of writing has something unique that we can learn and put to use in our own work. These workshops are all opportunities to learn from radically diverse writers – including poets, bloggers, crime writers and much more. Drop in for one or two events or sign up to them all: either way, you’ll leave buzzing, and ready to do your best and most innovative work.
Low cost places available
We believe the price of our courses should never be a barrier to your learning. If you are unable to pay for a place on this event, contact us to apply for a bursary place.