The Special Collections Reading Room will be closed 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 16 September. It will then reopen until our usual closing time of 7pm.

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A stack of books in front of a window with rain on it.

Inspired by our Rain exhibition, this series of three workshops will explore the rhythms, sounds, moods and patterns of rain and weather through creative writing.

Each session will have a different focus and writing prompts. You can attend one or more of the workshops.

The sessions will be led by writer Lynn Davidson and are open to anyone interested in developing their writing skills.

Workshop dates

  • Tuesday 13 October: Rain on the roof: Sheltering and sharing stories

  • Tuesday 3 November: Stuttering, pattering, patterning: The rhythms and sounds of rain

  • Tuesday 1 December: Murmurations of rain: Inviting shapes of rain onto the page

Please ensure you book a ticket for each workshop you would like to attend.

About the workshop leader

Lynn Davidson is a published poet and essayist. She has a PhD in poetry, exploring the territory that poetic repetition opens in a poem. Her passion is to explore through poetry our place in nature, and the magic, reach and mysteries of language.

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