Tyne and Esk Writers

Poets In The Pans, a tapestry of poets

Sunday 3rd June, 1pm to 7pm. Free admission.

21 poets from Craigmillar Writers, Inky Fingers and Tyne & Esk Writers are joining forces to stage a feast of poetry in the Function Room of the Prestoungrange Gothenburg in Prestonpans (a great venue), as part of the 3 Harbours Festival.

Programme:

1pm to 2:30 Readings

A showing of the film on the Prestonpans Tapestry will be presented during the interval.

3pm to 4:30 Poetry Workshop and readings inspired by the Tapestry.

5pm to 7pm Readings

We are now putting together the list of readers, and I am looking for 7 readers from Tyne & Esk. If you’d like to have a 10-minute reading spot, please contact me as soon as possible, and let me know which of the two reading slots you’d like to be included in. Readers from all three groups will feature in each of the slots.

Even if you don’t want to read, you are very welcome to come along to the event. We’re hoping that you will want to come for the whole day and enjoy a varied and stimulating programme of poetry and arts. Food and refreshments are available from the bar, and may be enjoyed in the Function Room. While you’re in Prestonpans you can see some of the other attractions of the Festival.

There will be a sales table for publications, with 25% of the proceeds going to the 3 Harbours Festival, in line with their commission on other art works.

Colin Will, on behalf of the coordinating group
Email: colin.will@zen.co.uk

An author writes:

Dear all, yes, the first Sunday of the month approacheth and just because all those Beltane shenanigans are over and done with by then, that won’t stop us all from turning up starkers (apart from you Jeff) covered in Tesco’s primary coloured washables, acting out primitive fertility rights involving a goat, Worzel Gummidge and a community centre drumming group. I’ve checked with Scotty from Staggs and he says that’s all fine. In fact he won’t let anyone in who’s wearing actual clothes. Which might be problematic for Worzel Gummidge. He could try coming naked but might be eaten by a passing cow on North High Street. But couldn’t any of us? Anyhoo, it’s Musselburgh’s monthly open floor performance spectacular, with a May theme which you might choose to embrace or ignore depending on your variables, so please come and regale us with a song, story, poem, cossack dance, civil war battle reconstruction (which civil war is up to you), skydive etc. or else just be part of a lovely and scenic audience. It all takes place in the back room of Staggs (Volunteer Arms) on Sunday May 6th. Come along at 7.30 if you’d like to put your name down to perform; kick off is 8pm. An entirely vountary £1 contribution would be devoured with voracious gratitude. I thank you!

lots of love Stephen xxxx

POETRY IN THE MAKING
Poetry Workshop facilitated by Tom Murray

The Workshops will look at form and meaning, two sides of the same coin

Town House, Haddington

Saturday, 9 June 2012

10.00am – 4.00pm

Workshops are FREE and open to all
Tyne & Esk members

Places are limited.  To book please contact Brenda
E-mail: brenda.murray@virgin.net
or Telephone:  01620 843310

For a small donation, tea and coffee will be
provided, but you will have to make arrangements
for your own lunch

WORKSHOP facilitated by Tom Murray.

YOU HAVE TO BOOK A PLACE–SEE BELOW.

Venue: DALKEITH ARTS CENTRE

Date: 19TH MAY 2012.

Time: 10am–4pm.

Subject: Fiction– ‘Let Me Tell You A Story.’

Workshop will look at various techniques ie: ‘Point
of View’ ‘ that go towards telling a story.

– open to all Tyne & Esk members.

–Places limited. To book email Brenda at
brenda.murray@virgin.net, or telephone Brenda at
01620 843310.

– Workshops are FREE.

– For a small donation tea and coffee will be provided
but you will have to make arrangements for your
own lunch.

Poetry and Coffee, Thursday 12th May, Henderson’s Cafe, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 10:30 – 11:30

Jean Taylor, Mary Johnston, Mary Wight reading.

Feel free to drop in.

May 12

Tessa sent me the following:

Next Oxfam spoken word group Friday May 4 with free sunset views !

Theme ” Wanderlust” That’s 7.45 for 8.00 at the Blenheim House Hotel as usual.

WORKSHOP facilitated by Tom Murray.

YOU HAVE TO BOOK A PLACE–SEE BELOW.

Venue: DALKEITH ARTS CENTRE

Date: 19TH MAY 2012.

Time: 10am–4pm.

Subject: Fiction– ‘Let Me Tell You A Story.’

Workshop will look at various techniques ie: ‘Point
of View’ ‘ that go towards telling a story.

– open to all Tyne & Esk members.

–Places limited. To book email Brenda at
brenda.murray@virgin.net, or telephone Brenda at
01620 843310.

– Workshops are FREE.

– For a small donation tea and coffee will be provided
but you will have to make arrangements for your
own lunch.

Stephen Barnaby writes:

Hello folks, just to say I’ll be doing a wee spot at Ten Red, mighty fine poetry (and me) gig at Persevere Bar on Easter Road on Wed May 2, organised by mighty fine poet and Scottish editor (albeit from Hartlepool) of Red Squirrel Press, Kevin Cadwallender, featuring eleven mighty fine poets (and me) in all. Starts at 7pm, I presume ends at 10ish or thereabouts. Three quid for all this. Would be simply spiffing to see you all there. xxxx

Colin writes: Full details on the TenRed Facebook page.

PENICUIK WRITERS’ GROUP

In association with Tyne & Esk Writers and Midlothian Libraries

Invite you to a GRAND OPEN EVENING

In Penicuik Library

On Thursday May 10^th 2012

starting at 7pm

with

wine & nibbles

readings

music & chat

drop in any time between 7 and 9pm
we’ll make you welcome