Haiku Summer School Programme

The programme for this year's Haiku Summer School is shown below. If you have any questions in advance of booking, please do get in touch.

Timings:   Start    - 10am EDT/3pm UK

                      Finish - 4:15pm EDT/9:15pm UK

Monday 11th August

• Welcome & Introduction to Haiku Summer School
• Prompt Workshop with Karen &/or Alison - an illustrated prompt and discussion workshop
• Individual Writing Time (to workshop prompts)
• Your 6 minute 1:1 session with Alan (today or Wednesday)
• Group 1: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention) 
• Where I'm Writing From session 1 (for all)
• End of day social check-in

Tuesday 12th August

• Start of day check-in
• Briefing for two optional extra Haiku Summer School activities (a renga and an optional personal ginko) - and a look ahead to the activity for later in the week. 
• Group 2: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Where I'm Writing From session 2 (for all)
• Group 3: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Where I'm Writing From session 3 (for all)
• Group 4: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Time for individual writing time during the day, or the extra activities, or relaxation!
• End of day social check-in

Wednesday 13th August

• Start of day check-in
• Your 6 minute 1:1 session with Alan (if didn't take place on Monday)
• Prompt Workshop with Karen &/or Alison - a "wildcard" prompt and discussion workshop
• Individual Writing Time (to workshop prompts)
• Group 1: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Group A: Optional Activities catch-up session (and a briefing for the third optional activity – a snoop around some of the Call of the Page prompt archives!)
• End of day check-in

Thursday 14th August

• Start of day check-in
• Group B: Optional Activities catch-up and third option briefing session or Group 2: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Group 3: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Group 4: Feedback Workshop with Alan (max 4 people to ensure individual attention)
• Individual writing/optional activities/relaxation time when not in other sessions
• Drop-in performance surgery (there will be two sessions available over the course of the day for anyone to drop-in who wants to practice performing their poems for the.....
• End of School Celebration & Performance

There may be some small changes to this programme, but this is what we expect to run!