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Inherited Stories: A Masterclass with Sarah Howe
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Inherited Stories: A Masterclass with Sarah Howe

Sat 14 Nov · 10:30

The Pleasance Edinburgh

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Sarah Howe will lead a masterclass focused on the stories we inherit, exploring themes of generational memory and ancestral lore through poetry. Participants will examine works by poets such as Terrance Hayes and Richard Siken, and will generate new drafts of their own poems. The event will take place at The Pleasance in Edinburgh.

Join Sarah Howe for a masterclass about the stories we inherit: the overheard or uncertain, the incomplete or misunderstood. We’ll look at poems that arise out of the dark and fertile space where generational memory and ancestral lore shade into myth and hearsay. We’ll touch on family secrets, buried shames, the scenes of storytelling, and what happens when a single event is refracted through contrasting perspectives. We’ll look at poems that explore the myths – sometimes deep-seated or destructive – about ourselves imposed on us by others, thinking about inherited forms, and newly invented ones. Poets we’ll read together might include Terrance Hayes, Cathy Linh Che, Richard Siken, and more, en route to generating new drafts of our own.

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Inherited Stories: A Masterclass with Sarah Howe takes place on Saturday, 14 November 2026 at 10:30.

Inherited Stories: A Masterclass with Sarah Howe is held at The Pleasance Edinburgh in Edinburgh (60 Pleasance, Edinburgh South EH8 9TJ).

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