ZONES OF AVOIDANCE
A multi-media live literature production written and performed by Maggie Sawkins and directed by Mark C Hewitt.
Join the narrator on her quest to discover the lure of psychoactive substances in an attempt to understand her daughter’s descent in to addiction.
Wednesday 30 October – 2pm
Portsmouth Bookfest event with aftershow Q&A.
Menuhin Room, Portsmouth Central Library, Guildhall Square PO1 2DX.
Tickets £4.00
023 92 688 037 www.portsmouthbookfest.co.uk
TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
7pm
Poetry lovers will be delighted to hear that Portsmouth will host a visit by a prestigious national tour to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry. Three of the poets who have been shortlisted in recent years will be reading their work. There will then be an opportunity to buy their books and have them signed and dedicated by the authors.
The poets appearing are George Szirtes (2005 winner), Penelope Shuttle and Tim Liardet (both 2006 shortlisted) they will be joined by local poet Maggie Sawkins a founder member of Tongues and Grooves, Portsmouth’s popular poetry and music club. The event is part of a national tour organised by The Poetry Book Society to celebrate 20 years of the prize.
The event is being jointly staged by Portsmouth BookFest and The Portsmouth Festivities and will be held on Tuesday September 17th at The David Russell Theatre in The Portsmouth Grammar School. The pre event drinks reception starts at 7pm and the first reading starts at 7.30pm. Copies of the participating poets work will be on sale for signing during the evening.
Tickets are on sale now from The Hayling Island Bookshop on 02392 466620.
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Wednesdays 21 and 28 August
Give, Gain and Grow, RNA Club, Fareham Road, Gosport
2 creative writing workshops to generate poems for an exhibition on Phobias.
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Poetry Reading with Bernard MacDonagh for Portsmouth Festivities
Tuesday 25 June 7 – 9.30pm
The Southsea Games and Model Shop, Albert Road.
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POETRY LIDO
The Irving Room, The Kings Theatre, Albert Road, Southsea
Poetry Lido Summer Term begins on Saturday 13 April and continues for the following Saturdays: 20 April; 11 & 25 May; 8 June
2.00 – 4.30pm
£50 for 5 sessions
£12.50 for individual sessions
£10 for one taster session.
12 places only.
Contact me for details/to reserve a place.
THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
I’ll be reading at the launch of the Lyrical Beats Anthology which celebrates five years of
Rhythm & Muse.
The Ram Jam Club at The Grey Horse, Richmond Road, Kingston
8.30
£6/£3
For full line up go to:
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An evening of Poetry and Music with The Spring Poets. Published poets of the South, Andrew Bailey, Denise Bennett, Robyn Bolam, Stephen Boyce, John Haynes, Robert Hull, Ruth Marden, Maggie Sawkins and Chris Sparkes will be joined by musicians Nick Molyneux (guitar) and Barney MacDonagh (button accordion) for an evening of diverse lyrical entertainment.
£5/includes a pamphlet selection of the poets’ work.
Tickets available from The Spring Box Office: 023 9247 2700 or online at
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The new term of Poetry Lido will take place on Saturdays at The Art Stop Cafe, Bransbury Park, Eastney.
Dates: 29 September, 13 & 20 October, 10 & 24 November.
There will be an opportunity for participants to read at a Poetry and Music Evening on Friday 7 December.
3.00 – 5.30pm
5 sessions – £50 payable in advance
Cheques payable to: Tongues&Grooves in the Community, c/o 28 Chelsea Road, Southsea, Hants PO5 1NJ
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Writing for your Life is a rolling programme of workshops which aims to assist those in recovery from substance misuse.
Mondays 17th and 24th September, 8th and 15th October 2012
1 – 3.30pm, Third Floor, Central Library, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth.
New programme begins on 17th September.
They are run in partnership with PUSHing for Change and sponsored by Tongues & Grooves in the Community.
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These two themed workshops are for beginner and intermediate writers. It costs £12 per session or £20 for two.
The workshops will be help on the 4th and the 11th August 2012 from 2.30 – 5.30pm in the Art Stop Café, Eastney Community Centre, Bransbury Park, Eastney, Portsmouth.
This workshop is held in partnership with Tongues & Grooves in the Community.
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