Category: Poetry in Portsmouth

Poetry in Portsmouth, Tongues and Grooves

Community Conversations: October 2018

Tongues&Grooves in the Community has received a Big Lottery grant of £10,000 for a its Community Conversations project. The grant will enable us to give a voice to refugee and asylum seeker individuals in Portsmouth through a series of poetry workshops. Further events will form part of the ArtReach led Journeys Festival International (JFI) in October. A transportable display of the writing in printed and … Continue reading Community Conversations: October 2018

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WRITE TO BE COUNTED – June 2018

SUNDAY 10 JUNE 7.30 – 9.30PM Southsea PO5 2SL Free Event WRITE TO BE COUNTED – An Anthology of Poems to Uphold Human Rights Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan will be hosting a reading from Write to be Counted in his constituency office in Albert Road. Maggie Sawkins will read alongside two of the editors, Kathleen Jones and Nicola Jackson. All the poets in this anthology have put words on … Continue reading WRITE TO BE COUNTED – June 2018

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Sunday 17th September 2017: Fifty Ways to Fly

SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER THE SQUARE TOWER 7.30 – 10PM Doors 7pm £5 |£4 Launch of  FIFTY WAYS TO FLY – an anthology of poetry and lyrics in support of The British Women’s Pilots Association, featuring over 45 voices and edited by ALISON HILL. Guest Poets include: STEPHEN BOYCE and MATTHEW WEST Music with FLY AWAY PETER. Two poetry workshops on the theme of flying are … Continue reading Sunday 17th September 2017: Fifty Ways to Fly

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Diving into the Wreck at Erlestoke Prison, 14 March 2017

Diving into the Wreck at Erlestoke Prison, 14 March 2017 Penned Up Festival Diving into the Wreck is being performed at Erlestoke Prison in March as part of the Penned Up Festival. It is part of a double bill and will be followed by a performance by Billy Bragg. Maggie Sawkins is delivering 3 creative writing workshops in the prison as part of this festival.  Continue reading Diving into the Wreck at Erlestoke Prison, 14 March 2017

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