Start with a Stanza
The Poetry Society, developing an idea by David Fine, is in the process of setting up a new kind of opportunity for poets to contact, meet and generally bounce ideas off fellow writers. This has resulted in the Stanza, a local focus-point under the direction of a co-ordinator, initially contactable by telephone or e-mail. Stanza members can then arrange further contact – eg. exchanging poems, arranging meetings, organising readings etc.
If all this sounds a bit vague; pity the poor co-ordinators. So far, those who have volunteered to take on this role have not received a great deal of guidance from the Poetry Society, though a start-up pack is promised [and may have arrived by the time you read this]. By now, also, there may be a Stanza in the Birmingham area but Charles Johnson [Worcester], with whom I have spoken, would be happy to hear from anyone wishing to find out more.
Charles Johnson may be contacted on: telephone 0121-445 2110; e-mail [email protected].
The theme for this year’s National Poetry Day [Thursday October 6] is ‘The Future’. One Cannon Poet was overheard to say when this was announced: ‘I’ll have to go back over my past work to see if I’ve ever written anything about it.’
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