Readings
from new work. Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate
Village, N6 £7 (£5 conc). Includes compimentary glass
of wine at interval. Box Office 0208 340 3488.
ALL
PROCEEDS TO The North London Hospice
Johannes
Kerkhoven, Judy Langton, Jean Pestell and Rosanna Taylor
+
readers from the floor
Tue Oct
19
1 - 2 pm
Manchester Literature
Festival, reading, Manchester
Illustrated reading from What the Water Gave Me - Poems after Frida Kahlo
Lecture Theatre,
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, M2 3JL
7 nights,
£595 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).
Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet,
transport to and from airport, swimming pool -non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures
reservation.
Christopher
North
Hosts:
Christopher & Marisa North
Fri - Sun
Oct
1 - 3
Even
More Room to Write, creative writing weekend, Carmarthenshire
£185,
full board, reduced fee for non-residential.
7 nights,
£595 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).
Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet,
transport to and from airport, swimming pool -non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures
reservation.
Readings:
Anne Stewart & launch of a second, posthumous
collection of poetry by Mary MacRae
Sat Oct 9
10:30 am to 12:30
A Family Affair, workshop, Halifax
Central Library, Northgate, HX1 1UN.
Inspired by contemporary poets and using what you know – or don’t know – about your family; writing that can be both personal yet relate to a wider audience. Bring some snapshots if you can. £10.
7 nights,
£595 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).
Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet,
transport to and from airport, swimming pool -non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures
reservation.
Penelope
Shuttle
Hosts:
Christopher & Marisa North
Thu - Mon
28Oct - 1Nov
Torbay Poetry Festival, "one long poetry party", Torquay
Workshops, discussion, readings, escursion, Poetry Quiz, Festival Supper... and more
7 nights,
£595 all inclusive (save travel to Alicante and insurance).
Private rooms, Spanish cuisine, 3000 book library, wireless internet,
transport to and from airport, swimming pool -non-participatory partners 10% discount. £125 deposits secures
reservation.
Mavis
Cheek
Hosts:
Christopher & Marisa North
Thu
Nov 18
starts
10:30 am
Losing
& Finding, workshops & readings, London
Second
Light: 2nd of 2 festival days (also see 8th Oct).
Lumen
Centre, 88 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RT (nearest stations:
Russell Sq, Kings X, St Pancras
Second
Light Spring Festival, workshops & readings,
London
Details t/f
Details t/f
Fri
& Sat
1
& 2 Aug
Second
Light, residential course, Cropthorne
At Holland House. Details
t/f
Penelope Shuttle & others.
Details t/f
Borders Bookstore, N1 Centre, 26 Parkfield Street,
London N1 (the shopping mall opposite Angel tube).
6.45-8.15 p.m. Entrance
Free.
British-Australian
Studies Conference, University of Exeter, Penryn.
University of
Exeter,
Cornwall Campus, Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall. TR10
9EZ. Start 09:50 a.m.
Buzzwords, The Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham.
First Sunday of every month. 7pm -
Writing time: exercises, themes and tips to get
you going. 8pm – Guest poet reading
and open mic. Come at 7pm if you want to
write, 8pm if you don’t. Open mic spots
(first come, first served). £3. Enquiries:
07855 308122 or
e-mail
Joe's
Friends Café, 10 Northfield Avenue,
Northfields, Ealing, W13 9RJ. 7:00 for 7:30.
£4/£3(concessions). Nearest tube:
Northfields (Piccadilly line), nearest bus:
E2 or E3 (almost outside the door)
Langoustine est
Morte.
The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St., Covent
Garden, London WC2H 9BX. Start:
7.30. £4.
More info at
myspace.com/langoustine
Petersfield Write Angle Poetry Cabaret meets every Third
Tues of the Month at The Square Brewery, Market Square, Petersfield GU32,
7.30pm, £3. Guest Performance Artiste plus Music plus Open Mic make for great
fun evening. Guests include John Hegley, Atilla the Stockbroker, and more.
They're booked through March 2010. Info on website or call 0783 431 6040.
Poetry
Aloud - "We provide any poet who comes to our meetings with a sympathetic
platform from which to read their work. We do not criticise or analyse
but offer an encouraging ear. There is, of course, a warm welcome for those who
come along to listen. We meet in Bury St Edmunds at 7:30pm on the last Tuesday
of each month (except August & December)". (Poetry Aloud
webmaster)
Extended
Poetry Course, Ty Newydd, Llanystumdwy, Cricieth, Gwyneth,
LL52 0LW. 18-23Aug 08: Combine the advantages of distance-learning
and face-to-face tuition, receive helpful and specific advice from
the tutors before, during and after the residential course. Tutorials,
workshops and readings. Participants are invited to submit
6 poems of moderate length to the tutors for a written commentary
4 weeks before the start of the course. Further pieces of work can
be submitted for commentary after the course. Bookings: Tel:
01766 522811 e-mailweb-site
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1 October
Second
Light Long and Short Poems Competition for women poets
First
prizes £250 in each category. Second £100, Third £50 and
book prizes for commended poets. Publication on Second Light website
and in ARTEMISpoetry & invitation to read at
London event.
Long
Poems over 50 lines Short Poems up to 50 lines Entry: £4 per poem,
£8 for 3, £12 for 8 (1 free entry for Second Light
members)
1st
prize £1,000; 2nd prize £500; 3rd prize £250 and
20 prizes of £20 each; plus Spring 2011 coffee-house poetry season ticket &
a prizewinners' reading with Gwyneth Lewis & Maurice
Riordan on Mon 29th Nov 10.
Entry: £5
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