Many thanks to all of you who support us throughout the year. We look forward to seeing you again, as well as welcoming any new poets, musicians and audience members out there who would like to come along to our performance evenings. From all of us here at Tongues & Grooves, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will return in 2016 … Continue reading Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – see you in 2016
SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER The RMA Tavern, Eastney Doors: 8pm £4 THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT Bring along your shortest poems to welcome in the longest night. We’ll be celebrating the last Tongues&Grooves of the year with some festive fun at The RMA Tavern. We do hope you’ll join us! If you who want to try your luck in our Annual Limerick Competition, here’s an opening line to get your … Continue reading The Long and Short of It
Since 2003, Tongues & Grooves has enabled poets and musicians to collaborate and share ideas. Based in Portsmouth, we provide platforms for established poets, musicians and emerging talent – particularly from the ‘quiet voice’ and under-represented groups. Tongues and Grooves also welcomes approaches from individuals or organisations wishing to work with us in achieving our aim and will sponsor open mic events that support our community … Continue reading Welcome to Tongues&Grooves
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER The Square Tower Doors: 7.30pm | £4 ‘From Romania with Love’ with Elena Nistor from Bucharest University. Featuring local poets including Denise Bennett, Richard Williams, Gareth Toms and Maggie Sawkins. Music with The Polite Mechanicals. Continue reading SUNDAY 22nd NOVEMBER 2015: From Romania with Love
To keep up to date with T&G news and events, subscribe to our newsletter. Since 2003, Tongues & Grooves has enabled poets and musicians to collaborate and share ideas. Based in Portsmouth, we organise regular events in and around the city. Sessions can feature published poets and established along with emerging talent. We also have open mic and theme time evenings. If you have any suggestions please get in touch. … Continue reading Contact Us
Diving into the Wreck – A Journey out of Addiction Tongues&Grooves in the Community has received a grant of £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to develop a multi-media production that can be performed with organisations working with addiction from psychoactive substances. The production will be written and developed by people in recovery from addiction in Portsmouth with the help of a writer, director and … Continue reading Past Events: Friday 17th June 2016: Diving into the Wreck
Poetry and Music in Portsmouth and Southsea 