Stanza News: London (north of the river)
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Brondesbury (NW6 / NW10)
Forest Gate
North London
Waltham Forest
Brondesbury (The Brondesbury Group) NW6/NW10
Contact: Susan Whitmore (whitmore.susan AT yahoo.co.uk or 020 8459 6406)
Our meetings take place the third Tuesday of every month. Contact the Stanza rep for full details.
What did you do for your tenth birthday? The Brondesbury Group, still in party mode, is celebrating with an evening of poetry and music at the Tricycle Theatre, NW6 on Friday 22nd June, 7 - 9pm. Free entry but space limited so let us know if you are coming.
Sue Whitmore's exhibition of paintings and prints "30 years on a tricycle" runs in the Tricycle Gallery 21st May to 23rd June.
The Second Queen's Park Book Festival, 19th -20th May. The Brondesbury Group have been invited back to run another poetry 'Creative Hub', 12 - 3pm on Saturday. www.qpark.org.uk/bookfestival for further details.
Forest Gate
Contact: Jenny Shepherd (jennylshepherd at gmail.com or 020 8519 4827)
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Forest Gate Stanza meeting in July 2010.
One of our members, Derek Smith, is reading poems inspired by Dickens, at the Keats' House Summer Festival on 6 June. It's free, including a tour, starting at 11.30. He's read a few of the poems to the group already, and we have enjoyed them very much.
North London (Palmers Green)
Contact: Katherine Gallagher (020 8881 1418 or mail AT katherine-gallagher.com)
Our Stanza has continued to meet and exchange critiques and chat. There have been various happenings.
Members of our Stanza are taking part in a summer burst of poetry festivities in Enfield:
19th June, N 21 Poetry Extravaganza, Winchmore Hill Writers, Palmers Green Stanza, and Salisbury House Poets
23rd June, Poetry in Palmers Green: Kevin Crossley-Holland, Penelope Shuttle, Myra Schneider & Katherine Gallagher
30th June The Enigma of Stevie Smith (writing workshop & exploration of her poetry)
Waltham Forest (aka Forest Poets)
Contact: Paul McGrane (020 7420 9881 or membership at poetrysociety.org.uk)
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Waltham Forest Stanza, September 2009.
Waltham Forest Stanza Facebook page
Our Stanza is open to everyone but please contact Paul to ensure there is enough space available. We run monthly sessions, giving feedback on each other's 'poems in progress'. Each person reads their poem, with no introduction, and then remains quiet for 10 minutes while the rest of the group give an appraisal. A daunting but rewarding experience! We also run events to celebrate the work of Waltham Forest-based poets. We meet in the Red Room, Ye Olde Rose and Crown pub, Walthamstow - 7 to 9.30pm www.roseandcrowntheatrepub.webeden.co.uk/.
Our next Stanza dates in 2012 are (all Tuesdays, 7-9.30):
22 May
19 June
24 July
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