Stanza News: Lancashire

Lancaster
Pennine Lancashire
Wigan

Lancaster
Contact: Elizabeth Burns (ejburns AT tiscali.co.uk or 01524 843 586)

Thursday 9 February, 7.30pm, The Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TH. We'll be discussing poetry & politics - bring along a relevant poem or just come and listen.

Pennine Lancashire
Contact: Jo Harding (jo @ clitheroebooks.co.uk or 01200 444 242)

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* The Pennine Lancashire Poetry Society Stanza meets at 7.30pm on the second Wednesday of the second month at the New Inn, Parson Lane, Clitheroe, with no meeting in August and an open meeting at Clitheroe Books in December. The Stanza is open to Poetry Society members and their guests. Further details are available from your Stanza rep.

* Food, glorious food, is the theme of a poetry anthology being published by Lancashire independent publisher Clitheroe Books Press. The anthology, which is being published under the press’s new Poet’s Dozen imprint, will feature 13 poems celebrating all-things food. The anthology is being published in association with Ribble Valley Borough Council to celebrate Clitheroe’s designation as Lancashire’s official food town and the forthcoming re-launch of the hugely successful Ribble Valley Food Trail.

The book will be edited by Jo Harding, owner of Clitheroe Books, and former East Lancashire journalist Theresa Robson, who together run Clitheroe Books Press, as well as the Pennine Lancashire Poetry Society Stanza.

Up to three original poems of no more than 40 lines each should be sent to Food Poems, Clitheroe Books, 29 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1BE, by Monday, September 5. Each poem should be typed on one side of A4 paper, with the name of the contributor on the back. The anthology will be named after one of the poems, or a line from one of the poems. Further details are available from Jo Harding at Clitheroe Books on 01200 444242.

Wigan
Contact: Elaine Booth (elaineboothleigh AT gmail.com )

Meetings take place on the 4th Tuesday of every month, starting at 7pm and finishing at 9.00 pm. The venue is Little 15, 17 – 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LL, telephone number 01942 824607.

The agenda is:

1) Update (approx. 10 minutes) – members share news on poetry events, competitions, periodicals etc.

2) Discussion Item (approx. 25 minutes) – members will take it in turns to share a poem / idea / article / response

3) Writing Activity (approx. 25 minutes) – members will take it in turns to provide a stimulus item or activity to trigger writing. This may provide the opportunity for work to be developed to share at the following month’s meeting.

For the March meeting, it has been agreed that Elaine will bring along a favourite poem to read and discuss. Members will use words or phrases from the poem as a trigger for writing.

4) Sharing Work (approx. 60 minutes) – members will have the opportunity to read their work and receive feedback.

The agenda for meetings is very much a work in progress and members are encouraged to suggest ideas. What we take from the meetings will be in proportion to our contribution: if it ain’t working, it’s up to us to fix it!