BASC Artist inset workshops
John
Duffy
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workshop - Brownhills Infant School
"Everybody
has a story to tell, so every writing workshop is an adventure, a discovery,
not only for the people taking part in the exercises, but for me too. Asking
people to respond in writing to a very ordinary stimulus - a clock, a postcard,
a few words of a poem - produces a collection of words which are adventurous,
new and unique. People are often surprised and excited by the clarity of memory,
by the enjoyment they get from writing it down, and by the impact their words
have on the other members of the group."
A
former social worker and community development worker, John has been writing
full time since 1996. He has been published in Scotland and England and has
two collections, Troika and Perpetual Light. Since becoming a full time writer,
he has run workhops for a variety of community groups, including new and established
writers, people with disabilities, older people, senior and infant school students
and users of mental health services.
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Theme - Literacy Hour
John
Duffy, is one of the Albert Poets, who write, run workshops, organise readings
and perform in and beyond West Yorkshire.
