Upcoming Events
Free online poetry writing and discussion workshop - Mon 8th September
Join us for a free online poetry discussion and writing workshop focused on fertility treatment!
6:30-7:30 pm, Monday 8th September, online
Register here
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If you are currently having fertility treatment, have had treatment in the past, or are the partner of someone having treatment, join us for this free poetry discussion and writing writing workshop. We define fertility treatment broadly, including people who have frozen their eggs, donated eggs, undergoing investigation for infertility, as well as those having IUI, IVF, and related treatments and so on.
You don’t need to have any creative writing experience to take part in this workshop. If you are interested in having a go at thinking about your experiences creatively, this workshop is for you!
At the end of the workshop I will send round the writing prompt sheet for you to have a go at in your own time and a survey to help to shape future sessions.
The workshops are a supportive environment, you can have your camera off or on, you do not need to speak if you don't feel able to.
The session will be run by Carrie Smith.
For more information email Carrie Smith - smithc47@cardiff.ac.uk
Past Events
Free Online Poetry Writing Workshop - 6:30-8pm, Monday 21st July, 2025
As part of the project we ran a free online poetry writing workshop focused on fertility treatment for anyone currently having fertility treatment, or anyone who had had treatment in the past, or was the partner of someone having treatment. We defined fertility treatment broadly, including people who have frozen their eggs, undergoing investigation for infertility, as well as those having IUI, IVF, and related treatments and so on. No creative writing experience was necessary to take part in the workshop. The session was led by Kat François. Kat has written poetry about her experiences with IVF and adenomyosis. She has also made programmes for the BBC on these topics.​ For more information email Carrie Smith - smithc47@cardiff.ac.uk
This workshop was supported by Cardiff University.
Workshop at Cardiff University:
Assisted Reproductive Technology as poetic ART: reframing medical experience through creative practice, 13th June 2025.
Contributors: Jen Campbell, Ethan Evans (Cardiff University), Dr Beth Malory (UCL), Dr Rachael Matthews, Dr Gail McConnell (Queen's University Belfast), Dr Isabel Davis (National Museum London), Dr Sofia Gameiro (Cardiff University), Hanan Issa (National Poet of Wales), Michèle Wright (Fertility Network UK), Ogechi Ekwegh (Fertility Network UK), Dr Carrie Smith (Cardiff University), and Yuxin Zhao.
Supported by the Learned Society of Wales and the Cardiff University Research Culture Fund
Partnered with Fertility Network UK
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