Stanza News
November
* A very warm welcome to our newest Stanza Rep - Martin Figura (Norfolk - NR).
* We now have 67 Stanzas and more on the way.
* Elaine White (Brighton AND Falmouth Stanza) is the featured Stanza Rep in the autumn issue of Poetry News. You can also see Elaine on our Members' Profile web page and find out about the anthology she edited, Coasters, on our Members' Bookshelf web page. Sudeep Sen (India) is the featured Members' Profile in Poetry News.
* Helen Wood (Stanza Profile) and Alessio Zanelli (Member Profile) will feature in the winter issue of Poetry News. Both also feature on our Members' Profile pages.
* The 2008 Stanza Poetry Competition closed on September 19 - congratulations to our winner Richard Goodson (Nottingham) and the two runners-up: Emma Danes and Diana Brodie (both from Cambridge). Richard's poem is currently on the Poetry Society Homepage.
* 31 Stanzas so far are in communication with National Trust properties to discuss the possibility of using their facilities next year as part of the Poetry Society Centenary celebrations. NT have agreed to provide free accomodation to Stanzas where there is room in their busy calendar. More news soon on this exciting venture.
Bath
Birmingham
Bradford & Leeds
Bridport
Brighton
Bristol
Cambridge CB1
Cambridge CB2
Cornwall - Camelford
Cornwall - Penzance
Dorchester
East Anglia
Edinburgh
Falmouth
Farnham & Fleet
Forest of Dean
France
Goring
Guildford & Woking
Hertfordshire (North) / Poetry ID
Highlands & Islands
Isle of Wight
Italy
Kent & Sussex Poetry Society
Kent (North West)
Lancashire (Pennine)
Leicestershire South
Lincolnshire (Louth)
London East
London South East
London South West (Barnes)
London South West (Brixton, Streatham)
London North
Lymington
Manchester
Manningtree women's group
Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire & Northamptonshire
North West (FY & PR)
Nottingham
Oxfordshire
Plymouth Waterfront Writers
Portsmouth & Havant
Second Life
Shropshire East
Southampton
Spain Alicante, Murcia & Valencia
Spain Mar Menor
Switzerland
Teesside
Twickenham
Wales (North)
Bath - Nikki Bennett-Willetts Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We meet on the second Wednesday of the month, except December. 'Uni-Verse' - a lunchtime poetry group that celebrates international poets and poetry. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 –18 Queen Square, Bath. 12.30 – 14.00. Drinks available, bring your own snack, sandwiches. Bring a poem to read either in translation or in the original with summary, or come to listen only. Each event hosted by Nikki Bennett. Visitors £2; Members / Students £1 Tel: 01225 312084 / www.brsli.org / e: admin at brsli.org.
* Wednesday 19 November - Riddles of the Unspoken - by poet, musician and essayist Euan Tait
* Wednesday 10 December - Poems with a ‘dash of the world’-ie: with ‘foreign words or place names’
co-hosted by David Johnson, plus open mic
* Wednesday 14 January - Various ‘Readers own choice’ - bring your poems to celebrate Nikki Bennett’s birthday
* Wednesday 11 February - Russian poets and poetry by Ann Armitage
* Wednesday 11 March - French-oriented poetry by Caroline Heaton
* Wednesday 15 April - Travel poems from Germany and America - poet and composer Will May
* Wednesday 13 May - poetry by Claire Williamson
Birmingham - Jacqui Rowe Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We meet at the Selly Park Tavern, Pershore Road, Birmingham on the 3rd Monday of the month, 7.30 to 9.30.
* MAKING POETRY WORKSHOPS in Birmingham http://www.jacquirowe.com/page6.htm.
* Blue, a collection of poems by Jacqui Rowe, out now from Flarestack www.flarestack.co.uk.
Bradford & Leeds - Bruce Barnes Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Dream Catcher at The Speakers' Corner, York. Open mic for poetry, storytelling and spoken word performance with special guests. 2nd Wednesday of every month, upstairs at the Yorkshire Terrier, Stonegate. Doors open 7.30 for an 8pm start. Admission £1. Open mic slots available on the night.
* wicked words @ Seven. Wednesday 5th November 2008 8pm. £4/3 concessions. Dockers MC -Laura Dockrill is a poet and illustrator from South London. A graduate of The Brit School of Performing Arts, twenty-two year old Laura was recently named one of the top ten literary stars of 2008 according to The Times. Her sassy and unique way with words has captivated audiences at gigs and festivals everywhere. www.myspace.com/dockersmc. Plus Open Mic - book early to avoid disappointment and ensure you get to Seven in good time. wicked words is a lively event of words and occasional music usually held on the First Wednesday of each month at 8pm at Seven, 31A Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3PD (just next to Casa Mia Grande). See www.sevenleeds.co.uk for more details about events at Seven.
* Monday 10/11/2008 at Beehive Poets, the New Beehive Inn, Westgate Bradford BD1 8.30. Simon Currie and John Cook. After their readings, we'll finish with an open read-round.
* Wed Dec 3: Mahmoud Darwish commemoration. The Treehouse Cafe, Great Horton Road, (corner of Ashgrove and Gt Horton Rd,) BD7 1BN (opp campus). 01274 732354. All writers, readers, singers, musicians and other performers are cordially invited to take part. Those wishing to take part should contact Karl Dallas at 01274 823949, email karldallas at f2s.com, and should arrive at the venue at 7pm.
Bridport - Carole Buchanan-Browne Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Bridport Stanza have now been meeting regularly for the past two months. We have now moved from reading poems that we both like and dislike to reading a selection of our own poems. We have been halfheartedly attempting "homework" inspired by an article in poetry news (I believe) that suggested writing poems based on a favourite word. To spice things up a little we then placed the words into a saucer and picked a random word. This proved to be a challenging task. I ended up with the word "smile", which to avoid cliches emerged as a sad poem.
Brighton - Elaine Ruth White Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: Elaine Ruth White has been commissioned to write a series of poems for the libretto of an English Touring Opera production in May 2009.
* STANZA ONLINE MEETING SITE: 'Meet and make word music' is the idea behind the Poetry Society Brighton Area Stanza Online Site. The online site is a place to post photos, videos, ideas, poems, get feedback, promote yourself, start and take part in discussions - whatever riches you decide to share. So far it has been the place where people can drop in, share their thoughts, news and poems, or take part in the Exploring Form corner, which so far has looked at diamante and nonet forms. www.poetrystanza.ning.com
* A reading of Edward Thomas' poetry will take place on Saturday 15th November at 4 pm at 17 Chesham Street, Brighton. The reading will be led by Brighton Stanza member Erica Collier, who is the great-neice of the man himself. Take your favourite ET poem along and join in! Directions: third turning on the right after the Royal Sussex County Hospital, going out of Brighton. For further details, contact Erica at ericacc@wanadoo.fr
* Welcome to new Stanza members who have joined the Brighton Area Stanza online. There are now 24 members and counting. For anyone who has not yet signed up, but would like to, just send me your email address and I will let you have details.
Bristol - Sarah Melendez Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Cambridge (CB1) - Helen Mort Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Cambridge (CB2) - Ronald Westbrook Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The Shelford Poetry Circle (which I lead) meets one afternoon a month. If any local PS members would like to come please contact me.
Cornwall (Penzance) - Howard Phillips Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Stanza meets on the 1st Monday of each month at Penzance Arts Club in Chapel Street, 7pm. Please come along and bring a poem to share with the group. Why not bring a friend? Next meeting, November 3rd, 7pm.
Cornwall North - Helen Wood Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Dorchester- Pam Zinnemann-Hope Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* There will be 8 Poetry Workshops, 6.30-9.30pm at the Colliton Club, Dorchester, run by Pam Zinnemann-Hope. For further details contact pam AT hope.co.uk.
* There will also be a Poetry Cafe at Dorchester Arts Centre: Dec. 5th The Mapmakers Are Silent – a Café in memory of Jim Kimmis, a fine poet with a rare talent + open mic for poems on the theme of the Café’s title.
* I’m discussing ideas for the Poetry Society Centenary Celebrations with Carrie Buchanan Browne who is starting a Stanza in Bridport & also with Kate Scott. If you have any good ideas and/or would like to be involved please make contact.
East Anglia Coast & Brecks (IP, CO & NR) - Fred Ellis Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* This Stanza, that covers a wide area, works with other regional poetry groups to ensure that all of our members have access to live poetry.
* East Anglia is well served but even so we have organised no less than three new Poetry Cafés in the last year! This brings to four the number of Cafés that are supported jointly with Suffolk Poetry Society. These four cover the County of Suffolk and are to be found at Halesworth, Woodbridge, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds. Though each of these venues has a unique flavour they all share a common approach to promoting Good Poetry, Well Spoken and for this reason they are moderated readings rather than Open Mike. The atmosphere is informal and the audiences attentive. Readers from all parts of East Anglia come to give voice to new pieces, and value the work of fellow poets.
Edinburgh - Aileen Lobban Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Falmouth - Elaine Ruth White Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* University College Falmouth is hosting an initial meeting of the newly formed Falmouth Stanza on 9th November at 1pm at the QBar, The Moor, Falmouth. All Poetry Society members are welcome.
Farnham & Fleet - Val Harris Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* This Stanza is currently on hold but back again in 2009.
Forest of Dean - Jean Brodie Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
France (Vergongheon, Auvergne) - Jim Barron Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Goring - Mary Williams Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Our Stanza meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm - 5 Summerfield Rise, Goring - to discuss any poems you may have written recently. Everyone welcome. We enjoy the poems we read together, making suggestiions for each other's work. We discuss with interest new ideas as they come along.
Guildford & Woking - Sharyn Owen Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Hertfordshire (North) / Poetry ID - Richard Copeland Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We meet regularly each Thursday at 7.30 pm at the Settlement, Nevells Road, Letchworth Garden City - to write and have a read-round of new work. Richard Copeland's website: http://richardcopeland.wetpaint.com/.
* On the 7th November, Poetry ID member Yuko Minamikawa Adams will be taking part in the launch of the new edition of Brittle Star magazine at Stoke Newington Library. Further information may be found on www.writetoignite.co.uk/2008/10/brittle-star-magazine.html. Yuko writes in both English and Japanese (her first language), so this should be an interesting programme.
* Poetry Society members might like to know that a CD of Poetry ID members reading their work is now available for the princely sum of £5 (not a lot). Entitled 'Renshi', the entire proceeds of sales will be donated to the North Herts Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. They can be ordered from Phil Ilsley at The Cottage by the Church, Weston, Herts SG4 7DJ or email p_ils AT yahoo.co.uk.
Highlands & Islands - Maggie Haggith Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Isle of Wight - Edmund Matyjaszek Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Open Mic Poetry Evening Thursday 27th November 2008 8pm. Quay Arts, Sea Street, Newport Harbour. 8pm (sign up by 7.55pm to book yourself a 5 minute slot); £2 (pay on the door). A chance to read out up to 3 of your own poems to a friendly and receptive audience in the Quay Arts Café/Bar. If you don’t fancy reading why not come along and listen over a cup of coffee or glass of wine?
* The Soldier-Poets of World War One: A Remembrance Day Reading. Sunday November 9th 2pm & 3.30pm. D-Day Museum, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea 023 9282 7261. 90 Years from the end of World War One in 1918, this 20 minute reading will trace the story of the Soldier-Poets of the First World War, including poems by Rupert Brooke, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, as well as lesser-known poets. At 2pm and 3.30pm, in the D-Day Museum Theatre. Entrance is free to both the museum and the reading is by Edmund Matyjaszek, of the Poetry Society Stanza (Isle of Wight).
* Loft Poets meet 10.30 am every Wednesday in Ryde Town Hall. The Council Chamber, Ryde Town Hall, Lind Street.
* Lance Pierson and poet Barrie Armstrong lead a 2-hour guided walk to celebrate the strong poetic heritage of the borough of Richmond. The featured poets include Alfred Lord Tennyson, Walter de la Mare, John Donne, Alexander Pope and Thomas Traherne. An event for the Book Now! Festival. Saturday 15th November, 12.00 noon and Sunday 16th November, 14.00. Tickets £7 (£6 concessions). Walks start from St Margarets railway station and finish at St Mary’s Church, Teddington, close to train and bus routes.
Italy - Alessio Zanelli Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Kent & Sussex Poetry Society - Clive Eastwood Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The next event run by the Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Stanza is a reading by the visiting American poet Marianne Boruch at the Camden Centre in Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday 4th November (the day of the U.S. presidential election), beginning at 8pm. Admission £3.
* The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Stanza is hosting a reading by Sasha Dugdale on Tuesday 18th November at the Camden Centre in Tunbridge Wells beginning at 8pm. There will be a short open mike spot at the start of the evening.
Kent (North West) - Anne Stewart Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Kent North West Stanza meets at 8pm in The Two Doves, 37 Oakleigh Road, Bromley Common, Kent, BR2 8HD, a friendly 'local' pub, with a conservatory space separate from the main public house. Street parking near the pub and in the streets behind it. Next meeting: Nov 18th. Any 'field trips' we decide to go on will take place outside of, and in addition to, these dates.
Lancashire (Pennine) - Theresa Robson Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The Pennine Lancashire Poetry Society Stanza meets at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the second month at the New Inn, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, with an extra meeting in December. The Stanza is open to Poetry Society members only, with an open meeting in December.
* Wednesday, November 12 2008
- Talk by Theresa Robson on imitation in poetry. Which poem do you wish you had written and why? Bring your favourite poem by another writer and tell us why you like it so much, or bring one of your own poems and tell us whose work inspired it.
- Workshop: Please bring several copies of one of your poems for circulation.
* Wednesday, December 10 2008
- Christmas reading with mince pies and mulled wine (open to non-Poetry Society members). Are you looking forward to a cool Yule or is Christmas just a load of old humbug? Share your favourite festive poetry around a roaring fire.
* Wednesday, February 11 2009
- Talk by Jo Harding (subject to be confirmed)
- Workshop - please bring several copies of one of your poems for circulation.
* Wednesday, April 8 2009
- Talk by Judy Sowter on reading poetry aloud. Do you break into a cold sweat at the thought of reading your work aloud or have you got the voice projection of a mouse? Actor Judy Sowter will share some of her best secrets gleaned from nearly 30 years on the stage.
- Workshop - please bring several copies of one of your poems for circulation.
* Wednesday, June 10 2009
- Talk (subject and speaker to be confirmed).
- Workshop - please bring several copies of one of your poems for circulation.
* Wednesday, September 9 2009
- Talk (subject and speaker to be confirmed).
- Workshop - please bring several copies of one of your poems for circulation.
Leicestershire South - Charles Lauder Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The South Leicestershire Stanza gets together once a month upstairs at Waterstone's in Market Harborough, and will meet on the following Saturdays at 2pm: November 15, and December 6.
Lincolnshire (Louth) - Christopher Sanderson Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Louth Poetry Group meets the first Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm at 30 Victoria Road.
www.louthpoetrygroup.lincolnshirewritingcentre.co.uk/
or writers AT lincolnshirewritingcentre.co.uk or 01507 600 064.
* Our Stanza meets this Wednesday 5th November at 30 Victoria Road, 7.30 hope you can make it, details on www.louthpoetrygroup.lincolnshirewritingcentre.co.uk/ . We are thinking of changing the venue and the meeting date in the new year, we would also like to set up a committee to help move the group forwards, the intention is to meet in the Masons Arms just before Christmas (15th December 8.00 is the current date we are thinking of) to gather your ideas and enthusiasms.
* As an addition to the group meetings we are considering starting a poetry circle - each month you write one poem and send it to one person in the circle; the following month they reply to you with a critique of your poem; by the second month you are writing one poem and one critique each month ad infinitum... If you are interested please reply, the names will be collected and collated; at the beginning of each month pairings will be allocated so you know who top send your poem to. We will commence in December if sufficient interest is shown
* Jayne at Mock the Flock sends this message 'We are having an MTF event at the Town Hall on November 23rd (Sunday). We will be having the prize giving ceremony for the MTF School Arts Competition, as well as stalls, music etc – wonder if you and one or two of the group would be interested in reciting during the event? The theme for the competition was “ The Environment” (which pretty much covers a lot!). If you are interested or know others who might be, let me know before end October'.
* Richard and Elsbeth of Puppetstate Theatre are running a Poetry Workshop on Wednesday 10th November at 8.00 Boars Head, Newmarket, Louth.
London East - Jenny Shepherd Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Next meeting is 4:30pm on Sunday 16th November. Contact me if you would like to come along.
London (South East) - Jocelyn Page Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The new Stanza Rep is Jocelyn Page.
London (South West - Barnes) - Kavita Jindal Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The London South-West Stanza meets one evening a month for an informal workshop session.
* Barnestorm II – An evening of poetry and music performed by members of the Stanza. 19 November, 7.30pm at The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2. Featuring David Collins, Steve Halliwell, Chris Hardy, Kavita Jindal, Frances Spurrier, Norman Staines and Vicki Stannard.
London (South West - Brixton / Streatham) - Wendy Dyer Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We're a relaxed group. Our Stanza meets monthly on the first Wednesday of every month. Reading and discussing both published works and our own material. Brixton Hill SW2, 8pm to 10pm - contact 020 8671 0107 for more details. Newcomers welcome.
London (North) - Katherine Gallagher Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We are continuing to meet on the first Friday of the month from 5 - 7 pm.for exchange of poems and poetry news.The time gets stretched around a bit but generally this system is working fine.
* Our Poetry in Palmers Green evening in St. John's on the 18th October passed off very well - with Myra Schneider and Frank Dullaghan reading from new collections, supported by Andrew Brenner and readers from the floor. St. John's, Palmers Green, is a beautiful venue and with a new sound-system, is ideal for poetry readings.
* The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green is continuing to host a range of events, recently launching Myra Schneider's Circling the Core and an anthology from local poets.
* Another good sign is that Enfield Libraries are continuing to host events with a reading by Martyn Crucefix, Jo Roach, Jacqueline Saphra, Jenny Vuglar and myself in Southgate Circus Library, 7.30 - 9 pm. on Tuesday 4th November.
Lymington - Keith Bennett Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Manchester - John Haines Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* This Stanza is on hold for the moment.
Manningtree women's group - Sally Festing Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The Manningtree Stanza group continues to hold workshops at fortnightly intervals. Poetry Workshops in 2008 will be at 10 Central Maltings, Kiln Lane, Manningtree, CO11 1HR.
Milton Keynes - Mark Niel Contact this Stanza Top of Page
The Milton Keynes branch of Borders have kindly agreed to host the first meeting on Friday 14th November at 7pm and have also offered a discount of 10% off purchases (excluding prices already discounted). The address is: Borders, Elder Gate, The Portway, Milton Keynes, MK9 1EP
Mark would appreciate a call or email to have a rough idea of numbers for the first meeting. This will be a chance to meet other people with an interest in poetry and discuss ideas for a programme for future meetings. Friends and family who are not members of the Poetry Society will also be given a warm welcome to the Stanza.
North West (PR & FY) - Kate Eggleston-Wirtz Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* There is a poetry group who gets together for open mic at Borders Books in Preston on the 4th Monday of every month, but they have recently lost their leader. We are checking this out and seeing if they wish to be involved with our group in some way.
Nottingham - Richard Goodson Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We'll be discussing Gregory Woods' Quidnunc (Carcanet) on Saturday 13th December at 11.15am at Lakeside Arts Centre Cafe.
Oxfordshire - Mike Kavanagh Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We meet every month with a workshop format e.g. each poet reads and we keep to one poem each; we then go around the circle and everyone has a chance to comment one by one; I'll time everything so we don't run out of time; the poet stays silent during the comments, but is given a chance to respond, clarify, ask questions, etc. at the end. If you can manage it, please email your poem to me for circulation to the group prior to the meeting which will give people a bit more time to digest it. Otherwise, please bring 7 copies for the night.
Plymouth Waterfront Writers - Godfrey Ackers Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We are preparing for the Poetry Centenary celebrations. Details to be announced.
Portsmouth & Havant - Maggie Sawkins Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Tongues and Grooves has received funding from Awards for All to develop proposals to use poetry to promote emotional well being and social inclusion. You are invited to celebrate with us at The Florence Arms, Florence Road, Southsea, Hants on Sunday 30 November from 8pm. Live poetry and music with John Haynes and Jon Everitt. Poems on the theme of Portsmouth are required for a new anthology that will feature local and established poets. See our new website www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk for submission guidelines.
* Hylda Simms will be reading at The Nineveh Gallery, The Pallant, Havant on Friday 7 November. 7.30pm. £4 with a free glass of wine.
Second Life Stanza - Adele Ward Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The first virtual Stanza on Second Life is off to a good start with more than 20 members from around the world. With help from Peter Chowney who, like me, is from the UK, we’ve welcomed people from Australia, America, Hawaii, France, Italy, Greece and Germany. I’m sure it all looks just a little bizarre to people not familiar with 3D internet and virtual worlds, but it actually feels very natural ‘meeting’ each other as characters rather than just texting on to a message board.
* One of the great benefits of Second Life is that we can actually talk to each other for free, wherever we are in the world, and we’ve been using this to chat and to read out at a weekly Writers’ Circle. We have a weekly meeting on Wednesdays just for Stanza members, but all writers on Second Life come to the other activities. I was especially pleased to see the Stanza members participating so actively in all the events.
* Tristan from Australia gave wonderful readings on our virtual stage at the Writers’ Circle; ToryLynn from America helps organise a short story discussion group; Alan from Hawaii doesn’t attend events but likes to come over for a chat; Ada from America edits a very impressive virtual literary magazine with another of our members, nicknamed Coke, and talent spots the events for submissions. In such an international environment it’s a nice surprise to hear another UK accent sometimes, and Tidd is a regular at events with her well worked haiku, along with American Leslye who writes for children. It’s lovely to hear all those accents!
* We have a virtual cottage and Kentish Oast House as our main Stanza buildings on an island dedicated to the writing community on Second Life. Posters in these buildings link to the Poetry Society website and Stanza information, as well as the Poetry Archive. Any members who have published books can have them set out with links to the authors’ websites or Amazon.
* Anyone interested in getting on to Second Life to join the Stanza should go to http://www.secondlife.com and follow the instructions – it’s free. I’ll be happy to help out if getting started seems confusing. To see what it all looks like we have a website on http://www.writtenword.org.uk It would be nice to see organisers and members of other Stanzas for virtual get togethers.
Shropshire East - Tony Stringfellow Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* PAGE ONE with Tony Stringfellow - don’t miss it! Fridays at 4.00pm and Mondays at 9.00am on 101.8 WCRFM and online at www.wcrfm.com. If you have a poem or any Litty Ditties that you would like to feature in the show, or if you would like to appear on the show, then contact Tony.
Southampton - Gil Dekel Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Poetry Stanza Southampton meets monthly on a Wednesday evening, bringing poets together to discuss their poems, look at the work of others, and have a poetic chat. It is a supportive group for those with a passion for poetry. All welcome!
Spain (Alicante, Murcia & Valencia - Christopher North Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* The November poetry workshop will meet November 18th at Benissa as before 5.00 - 7. 00.
* There will be a performance of Katherine Taylor's ''Address Unknown' by Christopher North, Ann and Huw Griffiths on November 13th 6.30 at the Benissa venue. Entry free.
* Terry Gifford and Christopher North will be giving a bi-lingual reading (Spanish /English) together with translators Juan Mattaranz Araque, Teresa Gomez and Peter Lauder at Benissa Seu on January 20th 6.30. The readings will be followed an open forum on translation.
* Bookings are already coming in for 2009 7 day residential courses at the Almassera: March 22nd Graham Fawcett, April 4th Penelope Shuttle, April 18th Judith Barrington (All London Poetry School), May 16th from New York Gail Langstroth and August 29th Mimi Khalvati.(London Poetry School).
* Penelope Shuttle completed a very sucessful mini-tour of Alicante province in October with a residential course, a reading at Benissa Seu branch of Alicante University and a one day workshop for local poets. She is returning here for Easter next year and bookings are already coming in. The Almassera Vella programme is now relesed for next year - details on www.oldolivepress.com.
Spain (Mar Menor) - David Urion Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Stoke - John Williams Contact this Stanza Top of Page
We meet, for the first time, on Tuesday, 20th January 2009, at 7 pm in the Meeting Room of The Leopard pub in Burslem (21 Market Square).
Switzerland (Geneva) - Emily Bilman Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Our group consists of up to 7 published professional poets, with monthly meetings at 7pm on Thursdays in my home in Geneva to read, criticize, and comment on our old and new poems and discuss literary forms. For further interest and if you are writing professionally, please contact me.
* The next meeting will take place on Thursday, 4 December at 19.30. Anyone interested in reading out and having their poetry critiqued is welcome. Please contact the Stanza rep for details.
Teesside - Andy Croft & Maureen Almond Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* No news this month.
Twickenham - Judith Watts Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* We are having our inaugural meeting on Nov 10th and currently have 10 core members, with occasional guests. Our focus will be to workshop, and in addition we will have a special topic each month, such as approaching magazines, the reading/performance/scene, entering competitions, the Poetry Society, presentations on poets/poetry.
Wales (North) - Daffni Percival Contact this Stanza Top of Page
* Due to the big distances between people in this area, I have started an email list on Yahoo for the Stanza for members to post their poems and read each other's work. We already have two up there. The link is northwalesstanza AT yahoogroups.com. Membership for posting is open only to Stanza members but anyone can read.
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