Monarch of the Best Room
Even if you only open the door a fraction,
send a slither of light and backroom fug
across wrapped glass and best china
you will catch his stern eye.
The Monarch of the Glen stares out
across Little Gran’s best room…
Sue Dymoke will be reading and talking with Alan Baker and Aly Stoneman about Poetry and Place, Five Leaves 30 April 6.30pm
Riverrun
from the river to St. Ann’s Well
and Radford Road
always a boundary
Windfalls
from: WINDFALLS by Aly Stoneman
Father, you pelted our legs with tiny windfall apples/
when we looked for you at dusk. You would not recognize/ the orchard now…
The place is the thing: 30th April 6.30pm
Aly Stoneman, Alan Baker and Sue Dymoke will be exploring the place of place in our writing and talking about other poets whose work we admire. Five Leaves Bookshop Tues 30th April 6.30 – 8pm £3 on door or book at https://bit.ly/2GGgzxB
NPF 2019: One day to go!
There’s just one day to go before poetry streams through our streets, bounds along the boulevards and flings itself far and wide across the city. Nottingham Poetry Festival 2019 starts … Continue reading
Poetry and Place: 30th April NPF 2019
Alan Baker, Sue Dymoke and Aly Stoneman will be reading and discussing poetry about near and far-flung places
Thanks for listening to the Art of Now
Thanks to everyone who listened and commented on Recombinant Rhymes and DNA Art, broadcast last Monday on R4. If you missed it, catch up at BBC Sounds or on BBC iplayer.
Thinking Like a Poet: Mansfield Library Feb 2nd
Mansfield Library Poetry Writing workshop with Sue Dymoke on Sat 2nd Feb https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/whats-on/events/2019/02/thinking-poet-sue-dymoke-mansfield/
2018: A great year for poetry
What a great year 2018 has been for poetry. I’ve read new voices, made new discoveries and experienced favourite poets developing their work in new ways both on the page … Continue reading
Tues 11th Dec: Beeston Poetry Workshop
Just putting finishing touches to my Thinking Like a Poet writing workshop taking place at Beeston Library on Tues 11th December 6.30 – 8pm. It’s coming up very soon. If … Continue reading
