Words in Nature - Poetry Writing Workshop

Name: Words in Nature - Poetry Writing Workshop
Start: 2025-09-05T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-05T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Little Elses

Schedule

Fri Sep 05 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Little Elses | Sevenoaks, EN

The theme for this workshop is transitions and we'll be working with the change of the seasons noticing what's going on in the landscape around us as well as thinking about how we too are preparing to move from summer to autumn.
There will be plenty of prompts to help you and lots of freedom to move through the beautiful woodland space: feeling noticing absorbing the changes that are occurring all around.
With all the notes you collect - from the prompts and your observations - you'll be guided to help bring them together to form a poem that will reflect and capture this transitional time.
The workshop is as much about mindfulness as it is about writing; being in nature and absorbing yourself in the surroundings of a beautiful woodland setting. With me as your guide you'll be able to collect your observations thoughts feelings and memories. We are all writers inside.
I invite you to come along and write some words with me in a beautiful outdoor setting near Sevenoaks Kent. Little Elses is a hidden gem near the village of Weald in Kent easy to access just off the A21. I chose this setting not only because of the private woodland space it provides but also because I love the ethos of the custodians of this woodland.
I believe poetry comes from within and doesn't have to follow a set pattern or scheme. At this workshop we will be drawing on your experiences and emotions both in general and on the day. And who doesn't love spending time with the trees?
This poetry writing workshop in a natural setting aims to be a mindful experience. It will be an exercise to awaken the senses and tune in to what is around us making connections and evoking memories.
It is a workshop is for everybody and for anyone who would like to explore their connection with nature through words. I'm inviting you to come along take off your shoes and feel the Earth beneath your feet listen look smell and just be.
"The poetry evening in the woods was a very enjoyable event. Nikki led it very well keeping it low key and experiential. Great atmosphere with very friendly group. We all read out our poems and enjoyed the groups discussion and sharing of ideas. Thanks Nikki."