PBI aims to create a dedicated space for new and established Poets, Spoken Word & Live Literature Artists internationally, to share the common experience of becoming and being a poet.
We hold this space for you who are at a transitional phase of your creative lives or careers in a way that enables & empowers, invigorates & inspires.
Who We Are
The focus is to weave together the threads of a supportive community, to grow & learn from each other, upgrading our poetry game, rebooting our writing practice, and/or develop new habits that cultivate confidence & a sense of possibility.
Develop Your Writing & Creative Practice
We offer this space for poets to explore the depth and breadth of the writing and performance process so that you can feel refreshed, enabled, invigorated and newly inspired, supported by other poets who understand.
What We Do Here
In the Poets Built It Online Community we host workshops and specialist courses, masterclasses, and live stream events and other literature industry activities that enable you and empower you for the life of a poet.
In Poets Built It we:
1) deep dive into the craft of writing,
2) encourage experimentation in your already established practice as a poet,
3) host honest conversations around
the business of poetry.
As a global collective, we share our writing and spoken word skills and experiences so we can learn from each other, as well as be inspired ourselves.
We program, create and deliver poetry craft writing workshops and masterclasses to learn from each other's diverse experiences.
To fully enrol on the Poets Built It Community Platform, please fill in our Code Of Care and Safety form.
We bring together poets and spoken word artists seeking community to strengthen our practices as writers and forge strong connections through collaboration.
We also bring together artists who wish to support each other through blocks in their writing practice.
We offer space to breathe and explore new ways to create as well as to support each other through creative transitions.
Nurturing a Code of Safety #1
In the Poets Built It Online Community, we foster a respectful space where diverse opinions are welcome. For healthy artistic pursuits and community well-being, we respect all voices.
We have a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment or personal attacks against artists based on their age, ability, gender identification, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
Our platform exists to inspire poetic writing, poetry, diversify artists perspective, and ensure mutual respect, regardless of background.
We want to thank the poets across the decades who have made it possible for us to spread the colour and vibrancy of the poetic word for the cultural health of the UK and internationally.