In this workshop, you will free your mind from its usual contexts and explore the re-appropriation of words and phrases that aren’t your own. You are adept at using words – your own words, derived from your own mind; be it from inner delving or the effects of external objects, places and experiences. This workshop will teach you how to use words and phrases from a variety of sources – chosen for their different style, tone, and genre (such as travel writing, gardening guides, philosophical texts, and technical documents) – and explore how transposing these into other contexts can create exciting new meanings and innovative new poems of your own.