Stanza News: Somerset

Bath 
Contact: Nikki Bennett (nikkibennett27 at hotmail.com or 01225 837 251)

* We meet on the second Wednesday of the month, except August. 'Uni-Verse' - a lunchtime poetry group that celebrates international poets and poetry. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 –18 Queen Square, Bath. 12.30 – 14.00. Drinks available, bring your own snack, sandwiches. Bring a poem to read either in translation or in the original with summary, or come to listen only. Each event hosted by Nikki Bennett. Tel: 01225 312084 / www.brlsi.org/ / e: admin at brsli.org. BRLSI members £2; students and non-members £4 

uni-verse – programme 2010
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16 –18 Queen Square, Bath

13.00 – 14.30 (new time) - Visitors £4; Members / Students £2

Soft drinks available, bring your own snack, sandwiches

* Wednesday 10 March
Peter Clark ‘Contemporary Arabic Literature’

* Wednesday 14 April
Sue Boyle and Frances-Anne King ‘London - Variations on a Theme’

* Wednesday 12 May
David Johnson and Diana Johnstone
‘Very English - songs and poems with the essence of England’

* Wednesday 2 June 7.30 p.m.
As part of the BRLSI ‘Roman Theme’:
Duncan McGibbon ‘Roma, non basta una vita’
including poems by Richard Brinsley Sheridan ,John Dryden
and Walter Savage Landor

* Wednesday 9 June
Euan Tait ‘The Bass Player’s Son’

* Wednesday 14 July
French (or France-related) Poetry Martin Sturge and open mic slots

* Wednesday 8 September
Parvin Loloi ‘The Influence of Persian Poetry’

* Wednesday 13 October
Timothy Adès, Translator-Poet, ‘The Excitement of Rhyme & Metre’

* Wednesday 10 November
Will Stone, poet and literary translator, reading poems from his
international prize-winning collection 'Glaciation';
and discussing the art of translating poetry.

* Wednesday 8 December
Bradford-on-Avon, Bristol & Frome Poets ‘From Around the World’

Hosted by Bath Stanza Rep for The Poetry Society, Nikki Bennett

* Wednesday is Poetry Day at BRLSI!
16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN www.brlsi.org.uk

There are four regular poetry meetings taking place here:

1) BRLSI Poetry Workshop

The FIRST Wednesday of each month
Enquiries: Sue Boyle: jimboyle at gotadsl.co.uk
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2) BRLSI Uni-Verse
(International Poetry) Convenor, Nikki Bennett

Talks and readings of poetry from other languages and other cultures;
also writings with ‘an international flavour’ from locally-based poets nikkibennett27 at hotmail.com

Regular meetings: The SECOND Wednesday of each month 13.00
(You’re welcome to bring sandwiches; Soft drinks are provided)

3) BRLSI ‘The Poetry Café’
Convenor, Sue Boyle
Convivial evenings for page poets to meet each other
and showcase their work.
Sue Boyle: jimboyle at gotadsl.co.uk

Regular Meetings: The THIRD Wednesday of each month 7 pm

4) BRLSI Poetry Programme
Convenor, Janet Cunliffe-Jones

Lectures, readings and discussions on all sorts of poetry in English,
from early times to last year.

Janet.cunliffejones at btinternet.com
Regular meetings: The FOURTH Wednesday of each month,
Usually 7.30 pm, but 2.30 pm in February and November.
No meeting August or December

Visitors Welcome, £4. Members/students £2.