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The Blood Jet of Poetry: October 2018

South Downs Poetry Festival presents THE BLOOD JET OF POETRY Sunday 28 October 6.30 – 9.30pm The Square Tower Broad Street, Portsmouth PO1 2ND A celebration of words, music and song from acclaimed and multi-prizewinning SPRING POETS with live music from LES KAZOOS D’AMOUR and WORDBASS Marianne Barber, Denise Bennett (Inaugural Hamish Canham Prize) Robyn Bolam (Hampshire Poet 2018), Lydia Fulleylove (Two Ravens Press) Eve … Continue reading The Blood Jet of Poetry: October 2018

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Isle of Wight: Zones of Avoidance – May 2018

Thursday 10 May 7.30 – 9.30pm Quay Arts Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5BD Tickets: £10 Box Office: 01983 822490 http://www.quayarts.org/events/ ZONES OF AVOIDANCE The next performance of award-winning Zones of Avoidance will take place at Quay Arts, a lovely arts centre in Newport Harbour on the Isle of Wight. Zones of Avoidance explores a mother’s quest to understand her daughter’s descent into addiction. At the heart of the … Continue reading Isle of Wight: Zones of Avoidance – May 2018

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Poetry in Portsmouth

Prose Poem Competition Results and Award Ceremony – March 2018

Sunday 25 March 2018 7.30 – 10.00 pm Prose Poem Competition Results and Award Ceremony With readings from the prize-winning poets Hosted by Maggie Sawkins and Michael Loveday Music with Les Kazoos D’Amour (tbc) £5 on the door Continue reading Prose Poem Competition Results and Award Ceremony – March 2018

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Workshop

THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – Creative Writing Workshop

Saturday 17th February 2018 2 – 4.30pm 20 places Menuhin Theatre, Third Floor, Portsmouth Central Library £6 – TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM E mail: hookedonwords@gmail.com THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – Creative Writing Workshop In what ways does a prose poem differ from flash fiction? Is a prose poem just a poem without the line breaks? Do labels even matter? In the words of Gertrude Stein: … Continue reading THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE – Creative Writing Workshop

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Workshop

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Prose Poem Workshop with Maggie Sawkins.

Thursday 7th December 2017 A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Prose Poem Workshop with Maggie Sawkins. 6.30 – 9.00pm Cathedral House, St Thomas’ Street, Portsmouth £10 For further details: E mail: hookedonwords@gmail.com Continue reading A Rose is a Rose is a Rose – Prose Poem Workshop with Maggie Sawkins.

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Workshop

August 2017: Fifty Ways to Fly

FIFTY WAYS TO FLY TWO POETRY WORKSHOPS THURSDAY 10 AUGUST with MAGGIE SAWKINS 7 PM – 9.30PM SATURDAY 12 AUGUST with DENISE BENNETT 2PM – 4.30PM CATHEDRAL INNOVATION CENTRE 63 St Thomas’s Street, Portsmouth PO1 2HA £10 for one workshop £15 for both workshops Come along and explore the different ways you can fly, with or without wings! Denise and Maggie will lead you through writing … Continue reading August 2017: Fifty Ways to Fly

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