The People Powered Press' Poet in Residence Antony Dunn invites you to spend a weekend playing about with poetry.

Combining individual and group work, you’ll explore unusual routes into the writing of a poem, find unexpected ways of telling stories through poetry, and come away with a clutch of new poems – finished or for working on later – and a set of techniques to try out in future.



There will be time set aside for uninterrupted writing in the studio and the outdoor gallery space, or you can use it for inspirational wandering-about along the river, or around Salts Mill, or up into the hills above Saltaire.

During this time, Antony will be available for short one-to-one sessions with you, to discuss your poems or for a chat about anything you’d like to know about the poetry world.



“The participants  all came away refreshed and invigorated – armed with new techniques and new ways of seeing"
Lumb Bank Centre Director, Arvon Foundation after week-long residential course

What to expect



A supportive, encouraging environment among participants with various levels of experience. It’ll be intense work, but fun and there’ll be plenty of laughter. There’ll be mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks for tea and cake, and a lunch break with food from Saltaire’s famous Edward Street Bakery.

What to bring with you


A notebook and a pencil or pen. An object or a photo that has great significance for you.

Price includes refreshments and delicious, locally sourced lunches.

Making the People Powered Press' workshop Covid-safe

Although we’re opening the People Powered Press at the very moment restrictions are being lifted nationwide, we’re making sure that the workshop is designed and equipped to keep you safe and comfortable now, and in the event of any future developments.

So here’s what's being to make the People Powered Press a safe, creative place.

• Staff will be tested for Covid twice a week.
• Workshops which can take place in our covered outdoor space will do so.
• The capacity of all workshops has been capped to ensure that social distancing is possible and comfortable in the studio and in the outdoor workshop space.
• The space will be well ventilated, using our in-built extraction system and windows when needed.
• We have sanitiser stations around the space and there are wipes for cleaning surfaces and shared equipment.
• Masks will be worn inside the building if and when official guidance indicates that they should.
• We will provide perspex workspace dividers if and when official guidance indicates that we should.

We’ll regularly review all these measures against the latest government guidance, and we hope that this will reassure you that you’re in a comfortable, safe environment, and that we’re taking your safety very seriously indeed.

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All proceeds from this workshop will be used to support the People Powered Press' work with community groups around the Bradford district, amplifying local voices and spreading words worth spreading.