summer 2010

 

Word command at THE EPICENTRE, PAIGNTON

THURSDAY 29th JULY, 7.30pm for 8pm start

Paignton’s biggest evening of spoken word ever!

Featuring special guest, HAZEL HAMMOND, and an eclectic cast of performers including: Zion Lights, Tim King, John Miles, Supernova, Ike Mason, Jade Moon, Simon Williams, Susan Taylor and Robert Garnham. All in for Storytelling, Poetry, Comedy and more!

Tickets £3 from Bryce on 01803 553790

 

MALTSTERS MASH at THE MALTSTERS ARMS, nr TOTNES

SATURDAY 14th AUGUST  - 8pm until 11pm

A candle lit evening suffused with a bubbly mix of music, poetry, song & storytelling. Performers & audience come along to stir this quintessential brew &  take a nightcap in the bijou Breakfast Room cum artist’s studio. Maltsters night is spreading its wings - in the last few months, we’ve had performers from as far afield as Wakefield in Yorkshire, Diss in Norfolk, & Bradford-on-Avon - not to mention a fabulous Canadian duo! It’s free entry & for details email: susan@farmhouse.ac

for details of the Maltsters Arms on romantic Bow Creek - click below

www.tuckenhay.com

  

Spirit of the Land and Language - MOOR POETS STUDY & WRITING DAY ON THE TED HUGHES POETRY TRAIL AT STOVER

SATURDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 10am to 4pm

The Classroom, Stover Country Park, Stover (1/4 mile off A38 on A38 2 towards Newton Abbot)

A poetry study and writing day on the Ted Hughes Poetry Trail at Stover Country Park, with Susan Taylor and Simon Williams. The Trail consists of sixteen specially designed poetry posts, each featuring a Hughes poem. We will begin by walking the trail, which is a level pathway and takes about two hours. The park is a wildlife haven for many species, including water birds and dragonflies, which bring to life the themes of the Hughes poems.

In the classroom at the on-site Nature Interpretation Centre we will explore the craftsmanship and dedication which made Hughes ‘a guardian spirit of the land and language.’ Ted Hughes wrote of his poem The Thought-Fox: “Long after I am gone, as long as a copy of this poem exists, every time anyone reads it, the fox will get up somewhere out of the darkness and come walking towards them.”

Susan and Simon have long felt an affinity with the voice of Ted Hughes, due to their work at the Arvon Foundation when he was a presiding presence there.

Outdoor clothing essential  

Workshop Fees: by donation, with a suggested £10 - 25 for all day, £5 - 15 for a half day.

Bring With You: Pens and paper, and a packed lunch. Tea and coffee is available. YOUR PLACE ON THIS WORKSHOP MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE

call or email Jennie Osborne - jenniedancing@googlemail.com 01803 840541

 

Birdwood poets workshop is meeting in an artist’s studio in Dartington during autumn Term 2010, starting on Monday September 13th at 7pm... so if you’re new and you do want to join us, you will need to contact Susan at this email address susan@farmhouse.ac

Birdwood Poets (aka Poetry Intuition) is an ongoing weekly poetry workshop, which meets in Dartington. It is facilitated by Susan Taylor and Simon Williams. Continuing into its fifth year of practise, this group explores all aspects of poetry and creates fresh work through exercises and discussion. The £5 per session includes coffee or tea. There are usually spaces available for this evening workshop, as there is core group of regular members, plus extra writers, who are only able to visit  when time allows.

 

Trade winds at THE TRADESMANS ARMS, SCORITON

SUNDAY 26th SEPTEMBER - 7.30pm ‘til 11pm

The one, the original, the enormously long-running Dartmoor acoustic night returning for its umpteenth season of poetry, songs, stories, music & general goodwill & humour. Come to our most splendid little pub up beyond Buckfastleigh, for a Sunday evening worth remembering.

M’c’d by Simon Williams, with occasional interruptions from Susan!

 

Templar poetry festival at MASSON MILLS, MATLOCK BATH

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12th to SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14th

This weekend festival sees the launch of this year’s four prize-winning pamphlets by Matt Bryden, Olive Broderick, Ian McEwen & Hilary Menos, along with the annual anthology Snap, featuring Graham Burchell, Susan Taylor, Simon Williams, Tom Weir and many other poets. Iota 88 and other new titles by Templar will also be launched.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¦poetry readings ¦performances  

¦open mic Events ¦reclaiming the myths of dartmoor ¦ workshops ¦one- to-one tuition ¦multi-media collaborations    

 

For further details & bookings

Email: susan@farmhouse.ac

 

Original material on this site © 2007 Susan Taylor

Portrait photography © 2006&2008 Amy Boswood

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