Poetry At Goole Museum

The latest session in a series of poetry workshops for those with an interest in working in museums, archives or the arts takes place at Goole Museum as part of the busy programme of events planned to mark the Goole’s 200th birthday.

Organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and funded by Arts Council England, a series of Poetry At Goole Museum workshops will be led by acclaimed poets, including Becca Drake, Janine Bradbury, Maia Elsner and Charlotte Shevchenko Knight.

The workshops coincide with the museum’s landmark exhibition celebrating the life and work of Reuben Chappell (1870-1940), a Goole-born artist who is internationally recognised as one of the finest ship portraitists of the pierhead painting tradition. Participants will get the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the museum, where they can explore the archives and learn to write about art, environment and local history. Poetry produced by those attending the workshops will be published in a collection, alongside the work of acclaimed poets.

Becca Drake, one of the poets leading the sessions, explained: “The workshops are ideal for people with an interest in writing, or the arts and heritage. As well as working with acclaimed poets and getting a glimpse behind the scenes of the museum, they’ll also get to see their work in print in a special poetry collection published to mark Goole’s bicentenary year.”

Future workshops at Goole Museum will take place on 25 July and 8 August between 11am and 1pm. For more information or to book a place, please email goole.museum@eastriding.gov.uk.

Later in the summer, there will be an opportunity for others from the local community to get involved in a poetry workshop. Several workshops will also be hosted by The Moorlands Youth and Community Centre in Old Goole to give as many local young people as possible the chance to get involved. Further information about these sessions will be made available nearer the time.