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Bring your poems to this stage! #PoemsNotBombs open mic @stowtradeshall Thu 27 Feb, 7pm. Sign up on the night if you'd like to read - or come along and watch if you don't wish to read. You can read poems on any subject you like. FREE event. More info on poemsnotbombstrades.eventbrite.co.uk

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Our NEXT Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic at the Spice of Life, Soho, Thu 20 Feb 1.30pm. Sign up on the day if you'd like to read, or just come along to watch/listen/be a wonderful audience. £3 entry fee on the door. See www.eventbrite.com/cc/forest-po... for details.

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TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk 10 June, Walthamstow. Come and dance all night to #TheFall #FallFriday

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TheFall.eventbrite.co.uk TUE 10 JUN, Walthamstow A whole night of Fall music to Dance&ShoutAlongTo. All your Fall favourites from 'Live at the Witch Trials' to 'New Facts Emerge' and beyond, plus vids of fantastic Fall performances.

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Last night at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow

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NEXT WEEK Wed 22 Jan poetry from @helenivory.bsky.social & @martinfigura.bsky.social + Forest Poets Jenni Hall and Roger Huddle + poetry open mic (sign up on the night). Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk WALTHAMSTOW

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Many thanks to @helenivory.bsky.social for publishing my poem 'Misper' today – and Bore da to @paulmcgrane.bsky.social and Kevin Reid – Merry Christmas! inksweatandtears.co.uk/on-the-fifth...

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Poetry from @helenivory.bsky.social & @martinfigura.bsky.social + Forest Poets Jenni Hall and Roger Huddle + poetry open mic (sign up on the night). Entry by donation - suggested amount £5 but pay what you can afford. ivoryandfigura.eventbrite.co.uk WALTHAMSTOW

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Vanessa Lampert's poem 'If You Were a Frisbee, I’d Never Throw You Near Trees' was chosen in 2nd place in our Waltham Forest Poetry Competition. pctothepowerof2.wordpress.com/2024/12/11/t...

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Lots of pics from the fabulous Waltham Forest Poetry Comp awards night at pctothepowerof2.wordpress.com/2024/12/13/p... 🙏 to Walthamstow Trades Hall for hosting this year’s awards again. Such a warm, friendly, welcoming, communal space and the 🎄in the corner just made it sparkle all the more.

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Delighted 'Ink Sweat & Tears' has chosen my poem Misper for its '12 Days of Christmas'. Thanks @helenivory.bsky.social & congrats also to @abigailottley.bsky.social, @ruthaylett.bsky.social, @paulmcgrane.bsky.social, @hannahl1n.bsky.social, @katenoakes.bsky.social & @johncraigwhite.bsky.social. Yay!

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A busy night for Jacqueline Saphra at last night's Waltham Forest Poetry Competition Awards

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TONIGHT Tue 10 Dec, 7.30 - come along and find out who has won the Waltham Forest Poetry Comp! FREE event, Walthamstow Trades Hall - you can just turn up or book at wfawards2024.eventbrite.co.uk - and open mic too! Readings too from our judge Jsaphra.bsky.social & guest poet Max Terry Fishel.

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Proud to be in the very last issue of Dreich with notable names from the poetry diaspora. Thank you so very much Jack Caradoc and the best of luck with all future adventures.

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We're a poetry open mic! We meet 3rd Thurs of the month, 1.30pm, at the Spice of Life, Soho AND last Thurs of the month at the Trades Hall, Walthamstow, 7pm

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Tue 10 Dec, 7.30 - come along and find out who the Waltham Forest Poetry Comp winners are! FREE event, Walthamstow Trades Hall - you can just turn up or book at wfawards2024.eventbrite.co.uk - and open mic too! Readings too from our judge @jsaphra.bsky.social and guest poet Max Terry Fishel.

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Energies by Eavan Boland

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Walthamstow Trades Hall tonight was the host to our last Poems Not Bombs of the year. 20 poets gave us supercalifragilisticexpialidocious poems!

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Poems! What are they good for? Absolutely something!

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Thu 28 Nov 7pm is the LAST Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic of the year. Trades Hall, Walthamstow. FREE. Everyone gets 5 minutes. More info on PoemsNotBombsTrades.eventbrite.co.uk

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A SUPERB Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life pub Soho. Next one, January.

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A SUPERB Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life pub Soho. Next one, January.

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A SUPERB Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life pub Soho. Next one, January.

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A SUPERB Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life pub Soho. Next one, January.

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A SUPERB Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life pub Soho. Next one, January.

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A SUPERB Poems Not Bombs this afternoon at the Spice Of Life pub Soho. Next one, January.

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Why does the end of creating a poem get me down? 😞

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"People who express themselves better in writing are usually thoughtful individuals." hackspirit.com/people-who-c...

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Time to check your emails! I've contacted everyone who entered the Waltham Forest Poetry Competition so you should now know how you got on. Official results will be out after our awards ceremony on 10 December.

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Hi everyone, our NEXT Poems Not Bombs poetry open mic at the Spice of Life, Soho, Thu 21 Nov 1.30pm, Spice Of Life, Soho. Sign up with me from 1pm on the day if you'd like to read, or just come along to watch/listen/be a wonderful audience. £3 www.eventbrite.com/cc/forest-po... for details.