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What you get in The Fold

The Fold, our regular newsletter, offers a snapshot of The Poetry Fold’s innovative creative writing and professional development techniques. It delivers straight to your email inbox an array of creative nuggets to make you think and create, and includes inspirational quotes, tips and weird facts.

  • Creative provocation: a visual or musical prompt
  • Fold exercise: 4-7 step writing exercise revealed in the folds of a paper fortune teller
  • Scientific aesthetic : a writing challenge
  • Wildcard: quote/ fact /ephemera from P/F’s extensive collection of almanacs and reference books
  • Creativity tip

What people say

“Lisa Matthews’ workshops are inspirational…I found myself writing poems I never dreamed I’d write.” — Catherine Graham ~ poet

The Poetry Fold in action

CPD at Northumbria University's Clinical Skills Unit

Developing reflective practice is central to a healthcare professional's working life: in 2010, Northumbria University brought in The Poetry Fold to contribute to their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) strand…

Exploring creativity at Monkwearmouth School

Ever since Monkwearmouth School first worked with Lisa Matthews in 2004, The Poetry Fold has delivered a variety of projects to its students, building a long-lasting, collaborative partnership that continues to grow…

Stemistry: Innovation in science communcation

Stemistry is a science & art (sci-art) education & creativity collaboration between The Poetry Fold and the Policy, Ethics & Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALS) of Newcastle University…
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