National Poetry Day Workshop with Demi Anter

To celebrate National Poetry Day, we invite you to a poetry workshop at the ICC facilitated by poet and performer Demi Anter.

Attendees will be led through a series of creative writing exercises inspired by poets from around the world, past and present. We will look at a wide variety of poems to gather ideas for our own writing. Participants will have a chance to share their work and receive feedback.

Prior experience writing poetry is not necessary. Anyone with a curiosity about poetry is welcome. The workshop is suitable for all ages though we request that writers under the age of 14 be accompanied by an adult. 

Can’t join us in person? Participate in National Poetry Day by sharing a poem on social media using the hashtag #NationalPoetryDay.

About the Instructor:

Demi Anter is an award-winning writer and performer, with work spanning poetry, creative nonfiction, script- and playwriting. She has been published in the US, Europe, and the UK by Magma, Banshee, and The Times (UK), featured on Belfast’s Poetry Jukebox, and has performed at Poetry Ireland, Electric Picnic, Cuírt International Festival of Literature, Glastonbury Festival, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Bristol Old Vic and more. 

Demi’s teaching focuses on the power of writing from personal experience, and she has conducted workshops at various institutions throughout the world. Her first poetry collection Small Machine, which documents her five and a half years in Berlin, was published by Write Bloody UK in 2022. Chanel Miller called it, "Strikingly luminous and soothing." Musa Okwonga called it, "Tender, visceral, beautifully vulnerable.”

For news of Demi’s other creative writing workshops, and for tips on cultivating creativity every day, sign up for her newsletter Creative Fruits here.

What others have said:

“Demi is an incredible teacher and inspiring leader. She holds the space for curiosity, allowing questions as you go, while creating an atmosphere that is welcoming and conducive to learning.”

“Without question, my time with Demi in her workshop pushed me to become a better, more focused and productive writer, and I look forward to working with her again.”