| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm Third Wednesday |
| Venue: | Members' Houses |
This group, for those with an interest in poetry, meets once a month at the home of one of our members, usually at 2.00 pm on the third Wednesday, to read and discuss poems of the members' choosing.
Sessions can be “round robins”, where everyone contributes one or more of their favourite poems, or may have a theme: “Winter”, “The Sonnet”, “American Poets” etc. Parts of the sessions may be led by one or more of the members who may wish to concentrate on a particular poet, or a particular theme or style of poem.
The group is not about writing poetry but about exploring the rich legacy of poetry written in the English Language. No expertise or special knowledge is required – just an interest in poetry.
Our theme for the poetry group in April was colour. Here is one of the poems that we read together.
I shall paint my nails red by Carole Satyamurti
Because a bit of colour is a public service.
Because I am proud of my hands.
Because it will remind me I'm a woman.
Because I will look like a survivor.
Because I can admire them in traffic jams.
Because my daughter will say ugh.
Because my lover will be surprised.
Because it is quicker than dyeing my hair.
Because it is a ten-minute moratorium.
Because it is reversible. moratorium.
Because it is reversible.