The Griffin Poetry Prize and @arvonfoundation are pleased to announce a new poetry Masterclass partnership, led by acclaimed poet Ishion Hutchinson ✨ 🗓 May 5, 2026 🕒 2:00pm ET / 7:00pm GMT 💻 Virtual 🔗 Register: buff.ly/oWIJMTd This two-hour Masterclass offers inspiring instruction on developing the craft of poetry from Ishion Hutchinson, who was shortlisted for the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize for his book-length poem, 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, and currently serves as a trustee of the Griffin Poetry Prize. Aligned in our commitment to champion poetry and widen access to creative learning, the Griffin Poetry Prize and Arvon are thrilled to collaborate on this Masterclass—supporting poets at every stage of their journey. 🎟 Cost: $74 CAD / £40 ✨ Free and discounted places available (self-select at checkout) for: • Low-wage earners • Disabled poets • Ages 18–25 • Teachers 📚 About Ishion Hutchinson: Winner of the 2025 Rilke Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, Hutchinson is the author of 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙁𝙖𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩, and 𝙁𝙪𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙨. Born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, he is currently the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University. 📷 Photo of Ishion Hutchinson: Jason Koski/@EnglishCornell

Join an @arvonfoundation online #poetry writing day course led by Jane Commane. Discovering Poetic Form - A whistlestop tour from the traditional to the contemporary. Friday February 20th, 2026, from 10am arvon.org/writing-courses/co…

Wonderful discussion between @danielsluman @VChangPoet at @arvonfoundation Arvon online about the role of the poet-artist and the intersections between creative practices yesterday ✨

Saturday Writing Club is tomorrow at 10am! Grab your notebook, connect with fellow writers, and enjoy a surprise guest. Come write with us! It's free to sign up. arvon.org/writing-courses/co…

If you haven’t booked this yet, do JOIN ME on Dec 16th for our Christmas tradition of writing a frankly ridiculous amount of new poems… 🎄 ⁦@arvonfoundation⁩ arvon.org/writing-courses/co…

🎉We're incredibly excited that the WINNER of our 2024 Search for a Storyteller with Arvon PUBLISHES TODAY!🎉 A Beautiful, Terrible Thing is a compulsively readable story about how grief, love and the poignant beauty of life intertwine - by the debut novelist Miranda Moore!

What I’ve been doing this week at Totleigh @arvonfoundation ! The launch week of 2 year Arvon Advanced Writing Programme, Thanks to Zain Rishi for group photo! Non fiction tutor William Atkins, fiction tutor Rachel Seiffert and I’m looking after the five poets.

Following April's grief writing workshop that I delivered for @arvonfoundation, I'm delivering another online in November If you came to the last one, this workshop will feature all new exercises, prompts and poems arvon.org/writing-courses/co…

Are you free on the evening of December 16th? 🎄 Join me for this masterclass all about finding multiple (infinite?) ways in to the same subject matter. We’ll write a ridiculous amount of poems in 2 hours…with brand new exercises ⁦@arvonfoundation⁩ arvon.org/writing-courses/co…

Honoured to be guest speaker at @arvonfoundation in Lumb Bank in October. These courses are endlessly inspiring, for all of us. arvon.org/tutors/tom-mcrae/

Ready to knuckle down and make progress on your novel? This is your last chance to join next week’s online Fiction course, designed to help you get unstuck and move your novel forward with energy and confidence. Tutored by Rebecca Wait and Vanessa Gebbie. arvon.org/writing-courses/co…

Helen Bowell is joining the @arvonfoundation team as part-time maternity cover as Learning Manager, she’ll be programming school visits to the residency sites, and running workshops in primary schools across London.

Arvon invites the local community to The Story House at Lumb Bank this Sunday – a free, interactive Heritage Open Day exploring the rich history of Ted Hughes’ former home through storytelling, creativity, and connection. 🐝Dr Ryad Alsous – refugee, beekeeper, and inspiration for The Beekeeper of Aleppo – will share his experiences 🍯Beekeeper Pawel’s honey demo, with a taste of Lumb’s famous honey cake 🗺️Dive into Calder Valley heritage through maps and community memory No booking required! arvon.org/the-story-house/

Richard Beard’s The Universal Turing Machine - “an online memoir that combines autobiography, science fiction and the inheritance of Tristram Shandy” - has the additional advantage of being free to read here: universalturingmachine.co.uk…

Very much looking forward to my next @arvonfoundation online class. Come along.

Hugely excited to announce that the WINNER of our Search for a Storyteller with @arvonfoundation is... PIGLET AND PEAR by @jessica_mary_ellis 🎉🌟 Piglet and Pear is a powerful, emotional, and beautiful verse novel! Massive congratulations, Jessica!🎉

Arvon is working with conservation architects @InsallArch to safeguard and celebrate the heritage of Lumb Bank – and we’d love your input. Please take a moment to fill out our short survey and help shape how Lumb Bank can be appreciated for generations to come: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…