Ruth Padel presents a landmark series exploring the pleasures of writing and reading poems. She joins members of the Edinburgh School of Poets, writing on a theme of 'Family Ties'. Show more

Ruth leads a workshop in Newcastle for a group of poets working on their own poems on the theme of The City. Show more

Ruth Padel leads a workshop with the Junkbox poets at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea. The group try out some writing exercises, and discuss poems written by group members. Show more

Ruth Padel presents a landmark series exploring the pleasures of writing and reading poems. For the first of her poetry workshops she joins members of ExCite poetry group in Exeter. Show more

Ruth Padel works with a group of poets who meet at Stalybridge Station buffet bar, testing their poems as they go, in a spirit of supportive criticism; tough love for poems. Show more

Ruth Padel joins the Shalom House Poets in Belfast to workshop their poems in a spirit of supportive criticism. Tough love for poems. Show more

Ruth Padel and the Dove Cottage Poets in Grasmere work on some poems in progress, testing and revising as they go, in a spirit of supportive criticism. Tough love for poems. Show more

Ruth Padel meets poets from East Suffolk to work on some poems in progress. Testing and revising as they go, in a spirit of supportive criticism. Tough love for poems. Show more