Aims
... to bring live poetry to Teignmouth and entice poets and potential poets to participate and to develop their skills
... to stimulate, encourage, nurture and support poetic writing and performance
... to broaden appreciation of poetry in the local community
... to provide news of other poetry events around the local area and beyond
Events
The poetry world has moved online in a big way as a result of Coronavirus. We now run a mix of Zoom and live events.
For details of current activities please go to the Events page.
We continue to run a variety of types of event, including:
“An evening with” meetings at which the work of a chosen poet is read and discussed
Open mic events
Workshops both for experienced poets and for those new to the craft
An annual festival including competitions
Readings in various venues
Book launches with invited poets
... to bring live poetry to Teignmouth and entice poets and potential poets to participate and to develop their skills
... to stimulate, encourage, nurture and support poetic writing and performance
... to broaden appreciation of poetry in the local community
... to provide news of other poetry events around the local area and beyond
Events
The poetry world has moved online in a big way as a result of Coronavirus. We now run a mix of Zoom and live events.
For details of current activities please go to the Events page.
We continue to run a variety of types of event, including:
“An evening with” meetings at which the work of a chosen poet is read and discussed
Open mic events
Workshops both for experienced poets and for those new to the craft
An annual festival including competitions
Readings in various venues
Book launches with invited poets
Aims
... to bring live poetry to Teignmouth and entice poets and potential poets to participate and to develop their skills
... to stimulate, encourage, nurture and support poetic writing and performance
... to broaden appreciation of poetry in the local community
... to provide news of other poetry events around the local area and beyond
Events
A monthly “An evening with” meeting at which the work of a chosen poet is read and discussed
An open mic event every three months
Workshops both for experienced poets and for those new to the craft
An annual festival, held in March each year
Three competitions, associated with the festival: Open, Local and Young Poets
Community
Readings in schools and care homes and at local non-poetry events
... to bring live poetry to Teignmouth and entice poets and potential poets to participate and to develop their skills
... to stimulate, encourage, nurture and support poetic writing and performance
... to broaden appreciation of poetry in the local community
... to provide news of other poetry events around the local area and beyond
Events
A monthly “An evening with” meeting at which the work of a chosen poet is read and discussed
An open mic event every three months
Workshops both for experienced poets and for those new to the craft
An annual festival, held in March each year
Three competitions, associated with the festival: Open, Local and Young Poets
Community
Readings in schools and care homes and at local non-poetry events