Tutor information
Edward Clarke
Edward Clarke's new book of poems is called Eighteen Psalms (Periplum Poetry, 2018). Other books of his include The Vagabond Spirit of Poetry (Iff Books, 2014) and The Later Affluence of W.B. Yeats and Wallace Stevens (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012). He is poetry editor of the magazine Cassandra Voices and teaches English literature and art history at numerous colleges in Oxford.
Courses
With an emphasis on close critical analysis, this course is designed to enable you to become a more attentive, appreciative and critical reader of literary texts.
The Bible is the most important single source of English literature: on this course you will read a range of writers from the sixteenth century to the present day to discern their abiding by, or deciphering of, this 'Great Code of Art' (William Blake).
If you write poems as a response to life, you shall enjoy this workshop. In a supportive but disciplined group we will help you build on existing ideas and skills and encourage you to discover and explore new possibilities.
Have you ever wanted to know more about poetry but didn't know where to start? If so, this lively and accessible course is for you. Together, we will close read a selection of poems in English from the mid 16th to the late 18th centuries.