Write collaborative poems with a clear shared process. Explore dialogue, editing, consent and contributor credit before making a joint work public.
Suggested pace
4 weeks
Learning time
16 hours
Format
Self-paced
Our course is evergreen, so its suggested pace is not a fixed start date or deadline. Explore our syllabus and original open lesson below. The full teaching pack, feedback arrangements and delivery still need to be completed before enrolment opens.
AN OPEN LESSON · ABOUT 20 MINUTES
Keep the partner's disagreement visible
A collaboration does not have to blend two voices into one. A repeated object can connect distinct accounts while allowing their differences to remain productive.
Try it now
Write both sides of a fictional two-person exchange about a borrowed coat. Let each speaker contradict one detail without settling which is correct.
Read it back, or check the result
Label this as an invented collaboration exercise. For a real shared draft, agree how changes, credit and withdrawal work before publishing another person's words.
This original Learn Courses exercise is free to read and use for your own practice. It is a standalone introduction, not a claim that the full course or tutor feedback is available.
FREE · AT YOUR OWN PACE
Follow this plan
Keep your own record as you work through the open lesson, each module and the final project. The full lesson pack and tutor feedback are still in production, so this records your own study, not an assessed result.
Our course is evergreen. Register interest for course-specific availability contact, without a fixed start date, payment or reserved place. This does not subscribe you to a general newsletter.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Who this course is for
Poets planning a shared writing project, exchange or small-group collaboration.
Before you begin
A notebook or accessible writing tool and a way to read the supplied text-first material.
No formal writing qualification is required. Bring existing drafts if useful, or start with the original prompts supplied for the course.
Use my own work, public-domain material or expressly permitted sources. Sharing personal experiences is optional.
FREE TO DO
Free
Our poetry and writing courses are free to do. We will not charge a course fee for these courses. The published introductory lesson is available now; full teaching materials and any tutor-led sessions will open when ready.
No course fee. Try the open lesson now; full course enrolment is not open yet.
The sample is fictional. It is separate from this course’s future lessons.
A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP
What you’ll be able to do
Draft a collaboration agreement covering credit, editing, withdrawal and the intended audience.
Create two invented voices responding to the same object, keeping their language distinct.
Annotate a fictional shared draft and separate proposed changes from agreed changes.
Assemble a short collaborative sequence with version history, contributor approval and an accessible reading order.
THE TEACHING PLAN
Your next 4 weeks
A clear route through the subject, with something to make, test or reflect on at every stage.
01
MODULE 1
Agree the shared boundary
Draft a collaboration agreement covering credit, editing, withdrawal and the intended audience.
Your practical activity
Draft a collaboration agreement covering credit, editing, withdrawal and the intended audience.
How the plan proposes to check your understanding
Provide the original draft, a revised version and a short craft note explaining the choices behind agree the shared boundary. Include a source-and-rights note and identify what you chose not to share.
02
MODULE 2
Write a call and response
Create two invented voices responding to the same object, keeping their language distinct.
Your practical activity
Create two invented voices responding to the same object, keeping their language distinct.
How the plan proposes to check your understanding
Provide the original draft, a revised version and a short craft note explaining the choices behind write a call and response. Include a source-and-rights note and identify what you chose not to share.
03
MODULE 3
Edit without erasing the partner
Annotate a fictional shared draft and separate proposed changes from agreed changes.
Your practical activity
Annotate a fictional shared draft and separate proposed changes from agreed changes.
How the plan proposes to check your understanding
Provide the original draft, a revised version and a short craft note explaining the choices behind edit without erasing the partner. Include a source-and-rights note and identify what you chose not to share.
04
MODULE 4
Prepare the shared edition
Assemble a short collaborative sequence with version history, contributor approval and an accessible reading order.
Your practical activity
Assemble a short collaborative sequence with version history, contributor approval and an accessible reading order.
How the plan proposes to check your understanding
Provide the original draft, a revised version and a short craft note explaining the choices behind prepare the shared edition. Include a source-and-rights note and identify what you chose not to share.
PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
Your final project
Assemble a short collaborative sequence with version history, contributor approval and an accessible reading order. Show how the first three module experiments informed the final result. Personal disclosure and public performance are optional.
What you’ll produce
Draft a collaboration agreement covering credit, editing, withdrawal and the intended audience.
Create two invented voices responding to the same object, keeping their language distinct.
Annotate a fictional shared draft and separate proposed changes from agreed changes.
Assemble a short collaborative sequence with version history, contributor approval and an accessible reading order.
A concise reflection, revision record and source-and-rights note.
What good work looks like
Intent and craft: 30 marks for purposeful choices that the submitted work demonstrates.
Development: 25 marks for meaningful experiments, revision and an explained response to feedback.
Coherence and usability: 25 marks for an integrated portfolio or practical pack suited to its intended audience.
Reflection and sources: 20 marks for clear process notes, honest attribution and appropriate privacy boundaries. Completion requires at least 70/100, all exercises and correction of any unresolved source-rights or privacy issue. Literary taste, personal disclosure, publication acceptance and sales are not marking criteria.
Resources for your learning
An original text-first lesson and worked example for agree the shared boundary.
An original text-first lesson and worked example for write a call and response.
An original text-first lesson and worked example for edit without erasing the partner.
An original text-first lesson and worked example for prepare the shared edition.
A course-specific workbook, source-and-rights ledger and a completed project reference.
Captions and transcripts for any recordings produced before launch.
A course you can access
Provide text-first lessons, edited transcripts and captions for every recording.
Support screen readers, keyboard navigation, readable formatting and low-bandwidth downloads.
Offer equivalent written or recorded evidence; live attendance and rapid spoken responses are not required by default.
Allow an invented or indirect writing route and private tutor submission where a subject feels personal. Provide content notes and a clear support boundary before enrolment.
FINISH WITH SOMETHING USEFUL
How you’ll complete the course
Complete the four original exercises and a revision or testing record.
Submit the capstone with a source-and-influence statement and meet the published 70/100 rubric.
Respond to feedback or explain a reasoned decision to retain the original choice.
No public performance, personal disclosure, external publication or commercial sale is required. Completion is internal recognition of assessed work, not external accreditation.
Completion will describe the work you have done. No external accreditation or professional qualification is claimed.
BEFORE ENROLMENT OPENS
What still needs finishing
Course materials and delivery are not ready yet. We’ll update this page before enrolment opens.
Produce and review the four original lessons, exercise sheets and reference submissions for this course.
Confirm tutor availability, relevant experience, feedback arrangements and realistic study time through a pilot.
Clear source and media rights, provide accessible equivalents and keep personal disclosure optional.
Approve the final fee, access period, support, cancellation and refund terms before sale.
Verify paid entitlements and private submission boundaries before enrolment opens.
FURTHER READING
The ideas behind the course
Our poetry curriculum draws on public subject research and our original writing exercises. Linked external sources retain their own authorship and are background references, not our course materials or an endorsement. The full teaching pack still needs production and review.
This is an independently developed Learn Courses subject plan. Its open exercise uses original invented material.
Explore political poetry through witness, power and responsible use of sources. Make deliberate choices about address, distance and what a speaker can claim.
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