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Inspired by I See His Blood Upon The Rose, this four-week poetry workshop series will explore how floral imagery has been used in poetry to convey different meanings over time, whether that be messages of love, friendship, or protest.
Hosted by poet Bebe Ashley, participants in Flowers: Messages of Love and Protest in Poetry will explore a range of poetic forms and write poems that convey their own messages, drawing on floral histories and botanical details.
Each workshop session will include a gallery visit to the exhibition as you search for inspiration for your poems. The final session will culminate in an optional poetry reading in the gallery, where you can read your poems in front of the exciting artworks that have inspired them.
WEEK ONE - 1 February
WEEK TWO - 8 February
WEEK THREE - 15 February
WEEK FOUR- 22 February
Programmed as part of I See His Blood Upon The Rose exhibition - you can also book exhibition tickets here.
The MAC reserves the right to cancel this event if the minimum number threshold is not met. Any event bookers will be contacted by our team and receive a full refund if unfortunately the event has to be cancelled.
Dates & Times
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| Sat 1 Feb 2025 | 11:00am | 4 Workshops Block Booking 1st / 8th / 15th / 22nd February 2024 | £120.00 | Book Now |
Meet The Artist
Bebe Ashley
Bebe Ashley’s poetry is recently published in The Stinging Fly, Granta, Gutter, and Modern Poetry in Translation. Her debut collection Gold Light Shining is published by Banshee Press and her second poetry collection is forthcoming in 2025.
In 2023, Bebe received a Creative Practitioner Bursary from Belfast City Council and was awarded the Ivan Juritz Prize for Creative Experiment in Text. Her 3D-printed Braille poems have been in exhibition at the Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin for the past six months. Find out more about Bebe here: www.bebe-ashley.com.
