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Poetry in Portsmouth

Wednesday 14 May 2025: Flyweight (Performance)

FLYWEIGHT Wednesday 14 May 2025Doors: 7pmThe Square TowerBroad St, Portsmouth PO1 2NDTickets: £10Available for purchase here: paypal.me/MaggieSawkins FLYWEIGHT is a new live literature production written and performed by award-winning poet Maggie Sawkins, that explores the unlikely theme of boxing, and in particular, female boxing. Combining poetry with nuggets of research and complemented by entertaining visuals and video sequences by filmmaker Matt Parsons, as well as audio … Continue reading Wednesday 14 May 2025: Flyweight (Performance)

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Tongues and Grooves Events, Workshop

October 2017: Taoist and Zen inspired poems – Readings and Workshops

SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER THE SQUARE TOWER 7.30 – 10PM Doors 7pm £5 | £4 THE POETRY OF SUCHNESS An evening of Taoist and Zen inspired poems of selflessness, emptiness and enlightenment hosted by GEORGE MARSH. With Taoist and Zen inspired music. TWO POETRY WORKSHOPS with GEORGE MARSH 8 places THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER 2 pm £10 Venue tbc Taoist inspired yin-yang writing workshop. Build the circadian rhythms … Continue reading October 2017: Taoist and Zen inspired poems – Readings and Workshops

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Poetry in Portsmouth

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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Past Events, Poetry in Portsmouth

Sunday 21st May 2017: Ferry Tales

SUNDAY 21 MAY THE SQUARE TOWER 7.30 – 10PM Doors 7pm £4 FERRY TALES Ferry Tales is a group of poets, musicians, writers and a photographer in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight who are running events, exhibitions and workshops for local people on the theme of arrivals and departures in their lives. Poets ROBYN BOLAM  and LYDIA FULLEYLOVE  will be joining MAGGIE SAWKINS and other Portsmouth … Continue reading Sunday 21st May 2017: Ferry Tales

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Tongues and Grooves

New Directions: Tongues and Grooves in 2017/2018

The growth of open mic opportunities in the Portsmouth area provides Tongues and Grooves with a great opportunity to replace our club nights with a new range of events and activities leading to our 15h birthday in 2018. We particularly look forward to announcing our first International Prose Poetry Prize – to inspire new work from across our community. Keep in touch! CLICK HERE FOR … Continue reading New Directions: Tongues and Grooves in 2017/2018

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