Poetry Retreats & Workshops

'My Poetry Time' Retreats

Active Craft Poetry for authenticity, creativity and presence.

We offer two types of two hour retreats at Waterlow Park in North London, facilitated by Lia Linton. 

1. Create

Using the colours, textures, scents and shapes of Nature found in Waterlow Park, to inspire and write new poems. The contained space of short poem forms are an accessible way to reclaim your poetry writing practice and develop your skills for showcasing specificity and place.

2. Nourish

Using the nourishing environment of a park to write self healing and self care poems, with an experienced personal development facilitator managing the process.  Working within the contained space of short poem forms to express your silenced stories and heartfelt dreams.

The Place and Time

Waterlow Park, North London.

Bookings are usually from 2.30-4.30pm, on weekdays, Tuesday to Friday. Lia can start an hour later, by agreement. 

The meeting place is outside Lauderdale House.  The park retreats are available from August to September 2024. Depending on the weather, the retreats may extend into early October.

The Facilitator

Lia is a veteran personal development trainer, facilitator, consultant and coach. She has a Master's Degree in Education, Training & Development. And she is a Master Practitioner of NLP.

Here are some comments by Lia's poetry students:

"Lia is inspiring ."

"Lia gently makes you work hard, which is rewarding."

"A space to be creative.'

"New information."

"Life changing to see the world in another way."

"Lia loves and enjoys what she does."

"You learn and are inspired to learn new forms."

"Positive, yet sensitive challenges."

"Good handouts and inspiring ideas."

"Expands the mind "

"Trying a new challenge and stretching my abilities."

"Lia challenges constructively and helps build your skills, while being reassuring."

"You will improve as a poet while enjoying the experience."

"Satisfaction in writing a poem in such a short time."

"To experience the joy of words."

"In depth positive feedback."

"I think Lia is very sincere about her love of poetry."

"Gave me pleasure and confidence to write poetry."

"It takes the pressure off of writing poetry. Lia is very positive with her feedback."

"Very accessible, informative and supportive."

"Learning and expression made fun."

The Fee

£ 90.00 Solo + Facilitator

£150.00 Duo + Facilitator

Solo is for one person with the facilitator. If you want to attend with a friend and share the session, the second person rate is £60; therefore £150 in total.

This is for the two hour retreat, preparation, and exercise handouts. Lia is pricing on tutor rates rather than retreat rates, as she wants to make her retreats as affordable as possible.

How to Book

Use the contact form.  Here is the link. Include your preferred week or at least three days you can be available.

Poetry Writing Workshops

We are not simply consumers of other people's stories.  We are creators.

Lia hosts safe and welcoming spaces for Citizen Poets to shape and share their own stories.

Lia can provide her half-day taster workshop or 6 session Poetry Writing Class programme to organisations, for a set fee, for a set number of people. Take a look at the Teambuilding page, here, for information about bespoke poetry workshop options.

Lia also provides free poetry writing classes at the Cat & Mouse Library, in the London Borough of Islington, to make poetry accessible to a wider group of people.  Check the Noticeboard for information.