ABOUT THE TUTORS

Kim Addonizio  is the author of nine poetry collections, two novels, two story collections, and two books on writing poetry, The Poet’s Companion (with Dorianne Laux) and Ordinary Genius. She has received fellowships from the NEA and Guggenheim Foundation, Pushcart Prizes in both poetry and the essay, and her work has been widely translated and anthologized. Tell Me was a National Book Award Finalist in poetry. Her latest poetry collection is Exit Opera, from W.W. Norton. She teaches poetry workshops on Zoom from Oakland, CA and is online at https://www.kimaddonizio.com

Oluwaseun (Seun) Olayiwola is a poet, critic, choreographer and performer based in London. His creative and critical work has been published in: the Guardian, The Poetry Review, PN Review, Oxford Poetry, the Telegraph, the TLS and elsewhere. His debut collection, Strange Beach, was published in 2025 by Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) and Soft Skull Press (US). Strange Beach was PBS Special Commendation and winner of an Eric Gregory Award.

COURSE DELIVERY

Workshops and tutorials will be delivered via Zoom. You will have access to a dedicated classroom space on Padlet, where you will be able to access course materials and ask any questions. Workshops are recorded and the recordings will be made available to you, password-protected on our Vimeo, the day after each session. At the end of the course you will receive a handout collating the course materials, as well as links to the session recordings, to revisit in future.

Course delivery is wholly online. We welcome applications from students anywhere in the world, but applicants should note that all teaching is provided in evenings UK time.

For access purposes and to enable effective communication please note that, while you are not required to have your camera on at all times, we do request that your camera is on when you speak with tutors.