25 Nov 2025
10:00am - 10:50am
Online
Thank you for registering with the Young Poet Laureate programme!
To kickstart Young Poets Week and to provide your students with plenty of poetic inspiration, we are delighted to invite you to an online poetry masterclass with our inspirational programme ambassadors: Nikita Gill and Karl Nova.
What to expect from the masterclass
In this interactive masterclass, Nikita and Karl will share tips and techniques to help students spark ideas, experiment with language and shape their writing into poetic form. Have poetry journals, notebooks or paper at the ready to gather inspiration!

About Nikita Gill
Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet who has written seven poetry collection and two verse novels. She has given a TEDx Talk, spoken at every major literary festival in the UK and been shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Award in poetry three times, the Children’s Poetry Award two times and longlisted for the Jhalak Prize.

About Karl Nova
Karl Nova is one of the UK's leading poets and hip-hop artists delivering his work in his own unique, witty and energetic style. His debut won the 2018 CLiPPA poetry prize and he won the Ruth Rendell award for services to literacy in 2020.
Complete the form to register
Register using the following form to secure your place.