We can confirm that our venue for each Wednesday meeting will be;
Seaview Community Centre,
Croft Rd, Parkstone.
Parking on site
All at 7.30-9.30pm
Poole Poetry Group Programme Spring 2012
11th January - Art - own sketches/paintings etc Tony
25th January - Dizain - Anne
29th January - 'Open Mic @ Gateway' at 7.30pm
Gateway Church, Alder rd, BH12 4AA. (Car park behind the church via Boyd rd) Contact Mary van Coller 07914679248 or Anthony Hayward 07707104346
8th February - Dreams - Larry
22nd February - Comedic Poetry - Robert
7th March - The poetry of Philip Larkin - Tony
21st March - Recording our poems - All
4th April - Poetry to music - Larry/Mike
Celebrating our 2nd birthday
Sean Street ... Peter John Cooper ... John Barclay ... Pam Fudge
ISBN: 978-1-904851332
• "Seán Street is one of the best contemporary poets of the English landscape, but not an over-reverential one." - Christopher Somerville, The Daily TelegraphAbout the author: Seán Street is a poet, broadcaster, writer and academic. He continues to make feature programmes for BBC Radios 3 and 4, has recently published two ground-breaking histories of radio in the UK and is Professor and Director of the Centre for Broadcasting History Research at Bournemouth University. 
John Barclay
Performance Poet
John Barclay is a writer, entertainer and performance poet based in Dorset, England. Deftly crafted pieces in styles to suit their subjects, his poems are dramatic rather than descriptive, in-your-face rather than introspective. Whether angry, moving, surreal, witty or daft, John presents them with charm and theatrical flair, proving that poetry has come out of the dusty bookcase into the real world, or at least the world of entertainment.
In 2005 he brought out a collection of poems called 'The Blood of Others'. He has written plays, sketches, comedy material, song lyrics, newspaper articles and travel memoirs. He is currently preparing a book of the recent journey he made around the world without flying.
(Photo L to R: Ray & Brenda Wills, Peter John Cooper, Pam Fudge, John Barclay)
Our group was launched on the 18th November 2009 and we were opened by Performance Poet Mr John Barclay 'go for it girl, her creed'- the second part of our evening had a reading from Performance Poet Mr Peter John Cooper; putting the Co-operative into poetic verse.
(Photo: Performance Poet Peter John Cooper)
Our cake especially baked by Annalisa, was cut by the Author Pam Fudge; Pam also gave us a reading of some of her own poetry. Throughout the evening there were also readings from Mary Paterson, Ray Wills, Jane Skellett and Anthony Hayward. A great evening was had by one and all, and the group received some very positive feedback with an increase in membership.
(Photo L to R: Mary Von Coller, Annalisa Hayward, Pam Fudge)
