Blackout poetry, sometimes known as erasure poetry, allows you to start with an already existing poem and, through erasure, gradually narrow down the text to the words that speak to you, finding your own poem inside the text. It is a fun way to experiment with poetry and to tackle the dreaded fear of the blank page!

Running at 2pm every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month until the end of the year, join us at Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again to learn the basics of Blackout poetry and have a go at creating your own works, using Seamus Heaney’s works as a springboard.

Each month we will focus on a different theme within his poetry.