#poemsnotbombs #poetry #openmic hosted by the talented Paul McGrane 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 💙 at The Spice #London was FAB🎉

Great to sit with Heather Moulson and Barney Ashton-Bullock 🤩

The next meeting will be on Thursday 16th May - sign up from 1pm for a 1.30pm start -£3 💐

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Our NEXT #PoemsNotBombs poetry open mic is Thursday 18 April, downstairs The Spice, at the NEW time of 1.30pm. Sign up on the day between 1pm and 1.30pm if you'd like to read. FREE. eventbrite.com/e/poems-not-bo…

FRIENDS! Our judge for the 2024 #WFPoetryComp , Jacqui Saphra, has picked FRIENDSHIP as the theme. We'll open in late May/early June and will close in September, so plenty of time find poems on the theme. More info on pctothepowerof2.wordpress.com when we launch.

The Poetry Society are 'deeply touched to read all the warm comments coming in about our much-loved Poetry Cafe'. There's no announcement about a permanent re-opening yet but enquiries about booking the space should be sent to [email protected]

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This month's The Poetry Society e-bulletin highlights the successful Poetry Society Members in the recent #WFPoetryComp (judged by Niall O'Sullivan) inc Michael Shann Tim Kiely Stevie Green Eithne Cullen Neil Elder Tessa Foley

Nice one Fawzia Muradali Kane! It was lovely to see your name on the list!

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Me and de missus...the missus and me reading Poems Not Bombs
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#PoemsNotBombs Eithne Cullen at The Spice March 2024

'One of the first poets on stage, Eithne Cullen, starts with, “my first poem is about Robin Ince and then proceeds to deliver a second with me as the absurd subject.'

Robin Ince in Big Issue on his Forest Poets 💬🎤📚💙 gig at Walthamstow Trades Hall
Eithne Cullen

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1,278 have now signed the petition to permanently reopen the Poetry Cafe, including 2 former Café managers and a former Poetry Society Director.

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A glorious evening of comedy, poetry and chat w/ Robin Ince, Other Theresa & Steve McLean Walthamstow Trades Hall

Born on this day. Mr Mark E Smith. 💝

Nearly 100 tickets sold but still loads of room if you'd like to come along. You can get your tickets on the door or RobinInceWalthamstow.eventbrite.co.uk

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#lofc another tremendous win but what happened to Georgie? Injured? Didn't see him on the bench after he was subbed, and not walking round the pitch after the game either? Mind you, I do wear glasses.

We’re so sorry to report the news that Alan Brownjohn has died in London aged 92 on Friday 23 February 2024.

Alan was a former Chair of The Poetry Society in the 1980s and its longtime friend. We’ll miss him and his indefatigable enthusiasm.