Poetry in the Making with Poet Enda Wyley

Join poet Enda Wyley for an immersive one-day poetry workshop that celebrates poetry and helps you shape your own poetic voice. This workshop is designed for anyone who loves poetry and wants to write it, offering a supportive and creative space to explore the craft.

This workshop will be an encouraging space for anyone interested in reading and writing poetry from beginners through to emerging poets. We will work as a supportive creative team and will learn from each other in a positive and happy workshop environment.

In this poetry workshop participants will:

• Encounter work by established poets

• Respond to guided writing prompts

• Explore imagery, form, and focus

• Learn how to edit and strengthen a poem

• Build confidence and momentum as writers of poetry – and have fun!

Participants will be asked to submit one poem in advance of the workshop, should they wish to have it workshopped by the group. There will be no pressure on anyone to share new work – but if participants are happy to do so, this workshop will be an encouraging and positive environment for new poems to be celebrated. Please bring pens and paper/ notebooks to the workshop.

Enda Wyley’s six collections include Sudden Light, 2025, The Painter on his Bike, 2019; she has also published Borrowed Space: New and Selected Poems 2014, all from Dedalus Press. She is the 2026 recipient of the Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Prize in Poetry, St Thomas University, Minnesota and was awarded the Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize, Melbourne University. Her work is frequently broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. Enda co-hosts the popular podcast Books for Breakfast, and is a member of Aosdána.