Open To Ideas Workshop: Poetry with Purpose with Carys Hannah
Saturday 21st November 2026 , 11:00am to 1:00pm
Join artist Carys Hannah for a poetry workshop using mindfulness prompts, freewriting, and storytelling techniques to create your own poems.
Join artist Carys Hannah for a poetry workshop open to participants of all abilities.
A combination of mindfulness prompts, freewriting, and storytelling techniques will be used to create your own poems. Participants will be encouraged to see the page as a place to express oneself.
There will be an opportunity to share your poetry with the group for those who wish to, but there is no obligation.
No need to bring anything, unless you have a treasured notebook and pen you’d like to bring!
Open To Ideas Workshop: Poetry with Purpose with Carys Hannah
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Embrace mindfulness, awareness, and be present with one of our six sessions promoting wellbeing in Thamesmead.
More about Carys Hannah
Carys Hannah is a disabled/neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist and workshop facilitator specialising in poetry and music for therapeutic purposes. She is the author of the poetry collection ‘Broken Compass’ published by Burning Eye Books. Festivals she has performed and spoken at include Boomtown, Shambala, The Gwangju World Music Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Verve Poetry Festival, and The Cheltenham Literature Festival. She is the former co-host of Poets’ Place at Birmingham Hippodrome and was poet in residence for Kinmos mental health charity from 2022-2023. Carys is also the recipient of a DYCP (Developing Your Creative Practice) grant from Arts Council England.
More about Open To Ideas Programme
Open To Ideas is a programme to help encourage ways to live a more fulfilled life: focusing on wellbeing and connection. The aim of the programme is to provide a safe and inclusive space for people to feel at ease discussing a range of topics and fully embracing mindful activities.
We recommend participants attend all or as many sessions as they can, to benefit from the holistic nature of experiencing multiple ways of practicing mindfulness, awareness and being present.
Six sessions to run October 2026 – January 2027.
Transport Information
Tube Station: Abbey Wood (National Rail, Elizabeth Line).
Bus: 117, 229, 401, 472, 601, 301, 602, 669, N1
Please note parking is not available. There is a Bike shed on site.
Access Information
The Lakeside Centre has step-free access throughout from street level, with access via the lifts to upper floor studios and the exhibition space. Accessible toilets are available on the ground floor and first floor, with baby change facilities available via Thamesmead Social cafe. This venue does not have a hearing loop system.
For full access information and queries, please email pandp@bowarts.com.
