Writing Workshop: Exploring Alternative Forms in Poetry

with Manganaro
Curious Minds Festival
Wed 18 Mar ’26 15:00 - 17:00
Wed 18 Mar ’26
15:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 18 Mar ’26
    Doors open
    14:30
    Start
    15:00
    Approx. end
    17:00
    The Jesters Comedy Club, BA1 2QU
  • Tickets from £11 (inc. fees)

Break the rules, bend the form and find your poetic edge in this playful, inclusive writing workshop.

Poetry: a form of writing that allows us to jump through line breaks, punctuate the unexpected, and explain meanings with metaphors. Come and discover the many ways poetry can deviate from the traditional. During this friendly workshop we'll take a look at some examples of unusual poetry, as well as it at play in zines and performance. We'll then warm up with some writing exercises, ready for participants to find their unique twist. 


All abilities welcome and there is the option to showcase your work at The Open Mic night back at Jesters (sign up from 6:30pm, doors 7:30pm, start at 8pm. £1 entry)

About Manganaro

Manganaro is a poet, performer, and event organiser. They’ve performed across the UK and their writing explores themes of identity, bilingual experience, everyday nuances, drawing on the personal side of the political.

Manganaro was a 2025 Queer Bath award recipient, the 2024 DIVA Magazine Lesbian Visibility Week poetry competition winner, and have supported artists such as Alice Oswald.

Their work has been featured on BBC upload and in exhibitions as part of Fringe Arts Bath. 

 

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