Event Category: Discussion
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"The Poetry of Birds"
April is a season of bird song: many poets have been inspired by their sound and colour, their mysterious life style and habitats. We are invited to find our own selection to bring and share together. Read more
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Roger McGough (b. 1937)
A Liverpudlian poet and author of over 50 poetry books. It was he who wrote the script for the Beatles film `The Yellow Submarine’. With fellow Liverpool poets he produced an anthology ‘The Mersey Sound.’ Penny Valender will bring us more of the Merseyside culture. Read more
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"Sonnets"
"Sonnets" – ‘little songs’ and a form of poetry introduced into England during the 16th Century. There is more to them than just Shakespeare’s `Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day.’ John Thompstone will help the group delve deeper. Read more
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William McGonnagal (1825 – 1902).
Well known, by some of us, for his poem `The Tay Bridge Disaster’, he is notorious for writing extremely bad poetry! However, he has found a doughty champion in Stella Cowmeadow who will introduce us to his life and poetic work. Read more
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"Remember"
"Remember" - From Guy Fawkes to Remembrance Day ceremonies; from All Saints’ Day to ‘Thanksgiving’ in the USA, the month is a time of celebrating the past in all its fullness. We are invited to make a selection of verse that appeals to us and that we would like to share with the Group. Read more
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W. H. Auden
W.H. Auden (1907 – 1973). Auden wrote copiously from his time at Oxford in the 1920s until his death. He sought to interpret the turbulent times through which he lived, addressing the ills of society and the moral problems of his period. Lynda Watson will lead us into the work of one of the leading… Read more