I read here a few months ago. Lovely venue, and I got paid! Worth checking out if you are in the area. Details of the April event follow; ARTS JUNCTION, Arundel with open mic regulars Alan Bush and Sue Spiers reading in the upstairs Red Room of the Vic, Tarrant Street, BN18 9DG, 7.30pm on Mon 10th April. Plus art, theatre and music. Tickets £12. All welcome! Linked to the South Downs Poetry Festival For details…
I’m not sure I’ll remember to share all of these, but there are poetry open mike events on the first Wednesday of every month at Wagtail Coffee in Chichester. Hopefully I’ll get to one at some point! The next event is on Wednesday, April 5th. Full details here: https://wordsoutloud.org.uk/event/poetry-spoken-word-open-mic-at-wagtail-coffee-yoga-chichester-15/
A couple of short poems that appeared on a tweet last week – from the latest edition of Renesme Literary (a Twitter based publication). They are part of a sequence of primarily prose based poems, with a few hiabun thrown in, linking themes around driving, childhood, mental health and Tangerine Dream. Mainstream it isn’t! The sequence is now done, so it’s a case of working out how to get it published now.
THE JUBILEE HALL, NEW PARK CENTRE, CHICHESTER, PO19 7XY All are welcome on the last Wednesdays of most months to hear a visiting guest poet followed by an open mic. You can sign up on the door to read to a supportive and appreciative audiences. Headlining on Wednesday March 29th at 7.30pm they welcome Brighton poet Robert Hamberger, nominated for the Polari Prize, reading from his collection Blue Wallpaper.
This year’s Binstead Poetry Competition is open for just under a month for entries. Part of the South Downs Poetry Festival, it closes on 15th April Details here http://www.sdpf.org.uk/competition/
Regular open mic event at The Wedgwood Rooms (which I’ve never actually managed to get to!) – those who have done so have told me that it’s a welcoming event where all are supported. Details on their Facebook page, which I’ll share here – the next date if you are interested is March 27th. As with other events, I will try to share future events here, but life gets in the way sometimes! https://www.facebook.com/events/3475925412652442
I thought I’d do a quick search on local events and add them to my blog here. If nothing else it gives a little more visibility to poetry in the local area There is a poetry and piano event happening at Medina Books in Cowes on the Isle of Wight on the 21st March at 7 PM. Details here: https://medinabookshop.com/event/poetry-piano
Maggie Sawkins is reading from her latest collection at Pigeon Books in Southsea on Thursday, March 16th. Am hoping to make it but have a chest infection. Anyway, all details here of you are interested:
I went to the Imperial War Museum a few weeks ago, to visit their revamped WW2 exhibition. I was at a concert in the evening, so thought I would pay it a visit beforehand. I didn’t get any further than the Holocaust exhibits – and couldn’t manage to get through all of these. This was partly on the grounds of time, as I was conscious I was going to start rushing through the displays, which…
I’ve had around 130 poems appear in print, (magazines and anthologies), or in online publications, whilst others have appeared on the radio or in film. Plus one collection (Landings, still available from my publisher or directly from me). So I have had good levels of success, that is, when I have managed to get my act together. However, there are lots of magazines that I’ve wanted to have work appear in, but where I have…