Words Unwound: Be Here Now with Caroline Stancer

Be Here Now: Poetry and Mindfulness Meditation.

Find fresh ways to write unique poems through mindfulness meditation. In this workshop, you’ll discover how combining meditation with poetry can support your wellbeing through quick and easy guided meditations followed by writing short poems in response, helping you to access the ‘beginner’s mind’ touched on during meditation. In every meditation and writing exercise, you’ll be given the choice about how to take part and can easily opt out of each meditation if you choose.

Friday 27th March, 1 – 2.30  pm

Online Workshop

£5 session/£3 concessions 

Caroline Stancer is a neurodivergent poet and novelist from Nottingham. She often writes about experiences which are ignored or stigmatised and enjoys writing from unusual points of view. Caroline has a Creative Writing MA from Nottingham Trent University and is a PhD candidate at Manchester Metropolitan University. She gained a place on the Writing East Midlands Mentoring Scheme in 2021. She was longlisted for the National Poetry Competition 2021, longlisted for Primers 2021 and shortlisted for Primers 2023 and is widely published in magazines and anthologies, including the VERVE Anthology of Protest Poems, Anthropocene, Litter and Under the Radar.

Caroline has practised meditation since she was a teenager, and is interested in the links between mindfulness and creativity. She co-runs the poetry collective Dandelions Poetry which provides inclusive, friendly evenings of poetry with a speaker and open mic performers. Her pamphlet Full Body Reclaim is with Five Leaves Publications.

‘Words Unwound’ is Beyond the Spectrum’s 2026 online festival, a week-long series of workshops and talks for writers who want to slow down, reflect, and create in their authentic voice.

The festival runs from Monday 23rd March until Saturday 28th March 2026. 

You can explore the full programme of talks, workshops and panels here:

Words Unwound: Beyond The Spectrum Online Festival 2026 – Beyond The Spectrum

£30 full-week tickets/£15 concessions

£5 individual sessions/£3 concessions

Note: If you are a participant of our Beyond the Spectrum workshops, please book via the ticket link sent directly to your email.