Apocalyptic Landscape : Poems from the Expressionist Poetry Workshop

The poems in this anthology emerged from a creative writing short course devised by Steve Ely, entitled 'Writing the Apocalyptic Landscape' – the first in a planned series under the rubric of 'The Expressionist Poetry Workshop'. Participants were encouraged to generate visionary responses to the crisis of the Anthropocene in the context of landscapes important to them.

The course and anthology are also part of a wider AHRC-funded research project, entitled Ted Hughes's Expressionism: Visionary Subjectivity, which explores the contention that Hughes's most distinctive and original work is essentially Expressionist, and seeks to encourage innovative and experimental poetry informed by Expressionist principles.

Contributors: Jill Abram Nick Allen Christopher Athorne Bob Beagrie Zetta Bear Jane Burn Rachel Burns Robbie Burton Neil Clarkson Martyn Crucefix Rachel Curzon Ralph Dartford Mike Farren Katy Evans-Bush Jack Faricy Philip Foster John Goodby Oz Hardwick Ian Harker Finn Haunch Francis Ittenbach Emma Hellyer Gordon Kennedy Caroline Maldonado Mary Matusz Helen Moore Frankie Mullen David Mullin Sandra Noel Rennie Parker Anita Pati Nelly Pledge Yvonne Reddick Natalie Rees Elvire Roberts JP Seabright Penny Sharman Di Slaney Taylor Strickland Adam Strickson David Troupes Rowena Warwick Sarah Watkinson Jay Whittaker Christie Williamson