Meeting Notes 2010
Workshop combined with New Year Party
Rose led the evening which began with drinks and nibbles and a reading of established New Year poems. Rose then introduced a workshop exercise on clustering which led to focussing on one of the words generated and using that as a take off point for writing. The workshop poems were inspired by a turtle, snowdrops, the wrong time, an old wall and clearing out. The discussion was lively and thoughtful.
Poetry and Childhood
Poetry and ChildhoodAuthur Hugh Clough
Authur Hugh CloughJo Shapcott
Jo ShapcottPoetry of Birds
Poetry of BirdsCelebrating Surrey Workshop
The theme of Celebrating Surrey was explored and discussed. Writing brought to the session included poems on walking in Surrey, on the River Mole and on Holmbury St Mary.
Poetry Reading at Bookham Library
Part of the meeting on Monday 28th June was spent in preparation for the Bookham Library Poetry Reading which was on the following day, Tuesday 29th June. There was also a brief business meeting and a workshop session.
Marilyn led the very successful Poetry Reading at Bookham Library. During the first part of the evening, Mole Valley Poets read from the group's latest anthology "Light Shines Through". Poets from the floor were then invited to read. An interval break for refreshments followed. After this everyone in the audience was encouraged to write their own "list" poem and some of these were shared. The evening was brought to a close with Mole Valley Poets reading poems written on the theme "Celebrating Surrey".
Our thanks to the library staff who provided the venue, and looked after us. And thanks to Marilyn for liaising with the library on our behalf and managing the evening so well.