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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20 March 2024: 20 Years of Tongues& Grooves

Tongues&Grooves celebrates twenty years of top notch poetry and music with a special event at Portsmouth’s iconic Square Tower. Please join us! FLYWEIGHT  Work in progress performance of a new live literature production by Maggie Sawkins, featuring new poems by Maggie exploring the theme of female boxing alongside video and audio material by MattParsons created at boxing clubs on the Isle of Wight. Directed by Mark C. Hewitt, who … Continue reading 20 March 2024: 20 Years of Tongues& Grooves

From the Heart Poetry Recital

February 2024 ‘Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary …’ Looking for a challenge to carry you through the winter months? Then this could be the answer! Following the success of our From the Heart Poetry Recital 2020, we’ve decided to organise another, and we’d love it if you took part. All you have to do is pledge to learn a published poem … Continue reading From the Heart Poetry Recital

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February to March 2023 – CITY SPACE: Portsmouth City Centre in Images and Words

City Space is a collaborative project between documentary photographer Janey Devine and Tongues&Grooves in the Community resulting in an innovative exhibition of images and words. Exhibition Tuesday 14 February to Sunday 5 March, Tuesday to Sunday 12pm – 7pm: Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre Free. Exhibition access is subject to their screening times. Please check their website first. Exhibition Preview Evening Monday 13 February – From 6pm: Southsea … Continue reading February to March 2023 – CITY SPACE: Portsmouth City Centre in Images and Words

Tuesday 11 October 2022: Experiments across Poetry and Prose

Maggie Sawkins and George Marsh read from their new books Tuesday 11 October 20227.30pmThe Bar | Groundlings Theatre42 Kentish StreetPortsmouth PO1 3BS Live Music | Bar Hosted by Portsmouth Poetry http://waterloopress.co.uk/books/the-house-where-courage-lives-2022/ Please join us as we celebrate the publication of our new books: The House Where Courage Lives and The Angel’s Wound. There’ll be short readings, discussion, live music, and time for chit chat. We look forward to seeing you! … Continue reading Tuesday 11 October 2022: Experiments across Poetry and Prose