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Category Archives: Poetry
Poet’s postcards of hope for publicans across England
A Croydon poet, Nick Makoha, is supporting publicans across south-east England with a heartwarming poem about pubs. The poem, Botanist, which has been commissioned by Tunbridge Wells-based arts project Inn Crowd, is part of a national campaign called “Winter Warmers”. … Continue reading
Library will be a TV studio for this year’s Crystal Palace Festival
The 2020 Crystal Palace Festival is going ahead next month – with live acts streaming directly to your home from Upper Norwood Library. The organisers announced overnight, “With support from the Arts Council, we are setting up a temporary television … Continue reading
The curate of Croydon best known for his drinking song
In his latest discovery from Croydon Minster, DAVID MORGAN has found in the vaults how one of the parish’s priests became a celebrated poet whose work might still be heard in a popular song of the last century When the … Continue reading
Centrale puts rhymes and reason into Mental Health Day
The Poetry Project is coming to Centrale and the Whitgift shopping centres this week, to help raise awareness of tomorrow’s World Mental Health Day. The two shopping centres will be displaying specially commissioned poems created by poet James McInerney to … Continue reading
Posted in Centrale, Poetry, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Whitgift Centre, World Mental Health Day
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Well Versed Supper Club, Thornton Heath, Aug 31
Posted in Art, Poetry, Thornton Heath, Well Versed
Tagged Thornton Heath, Well Versed
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Well Versed poetry night, at The Front Room, Aug 28
Posted in Art, Poetry, The Front Room, Well Versed
Tagged The Front Room, Well Versed
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Freedom! Are Crystal Palace residents ready for breakaway?
The week-long Crystal Palace Festival gets underway tomorrow with a weekend of music and dance in the park. But because of the local borough geography, the organisers and other groups have to deal with five, even six, local authorities, which … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Bromley Council, Comedy, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Dance, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Music, Poetry, Southwark Council, Theatre
Tagged Bromley, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Festival, Lambeth, Lewisham, London, Noreen Meehan, Southwark
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Organisers in appeal for volunteers for Crystal Palace Festival
Next month’s Crystal Palace Festival is recruiting volunteers. “We’re only as good as our volunteers, and we invite people from all walks of life to contribute their time and skills to make Crystal Palace Festival the best community festival in … Continue reading
Free rap sessions for teens, South Norwood, from May 8
Posted in Art, Music, Poetry, South Norwood
Tagged Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre, South Norwood
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Poetic Power comes to Shrublands, starting on May 7
Poetic Power starts on Tuesday May 7, at 6pm at the Shirley Community Centre. Well Versed will be offering poetry sessions to writers aged between 12 and 16, from Shrublands in Shirley. For more information, phone 07742935407 or email cdw@talkofftherecord.org
Posted in Activities, Poetry, Shirley, Well Versed
Tagged Shirley, Shirley Community Centre, Shrublands
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Croydon writers among 100 included in Breaking New Ground
Croydon writers are among those featured in Breaking New Ground, the first free national resource to celebrate 100 British writers and illustrators of colour, producing quality work for children and young people. Launched by Speaking Volumes in partnership with the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon BME Forum, Poetry
Tagged Ayisha Malik, Book Trust, Muhammad Khan, Nick Makoha, Speaking Volumes
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Sanderstead Library poetry competition, deadline Apr 13
Posted in Libraries, Poetry
Tagged Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Sanderstead Residents' Association
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When Croydon homes inspired lyricism from England’s poets
CROYDON COMMENTARY: First we mentioned Philip Larkin, then Alan Bennett. Now GEORGE WRIGHT reminds us that the Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman once had something to say, in verse, about Croydon. And he was never as horrible about the town … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Poetry
Tagged fuck hutches, Permitted Development, Philip Larkin, Sir John Betjeman
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Stop Larkin about: dead poet’s society seeks proper attribution
Inside Croydon’s email inbox positively bulged this week, with this website’s first ever missive received from the much-respected and highly esteemed Philip Larkin Society. Larkin was one of Britain’s most noted poets of the 20th Century, known for his “very … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Poetry
Tagged Alan Bennett, Brick by Brick, Philip Larkin, Philip Larkin Society
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South Croydon artist wins year-long Somerset House bursary
An artist from South Croydon, Nadeem Din-Gabisi, has today been announced as the winner of the London Fields Brewery bursary scheme. The scheme aims to “support artists pushing the boundaries of established practice”, and Din-Gabisi will now have a year-long … Continue reading
Poetry performers embark on Inspiration tour of south London
Momtaza Mehri, the Young People’s Laureate for London, is calling on 13- to 25-year-olds in Kingston, Sutton and Bromley to be part of her Be My Next Inspiration campaign. During the school half-term week, Mehri will headline Spread the Word’s … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Poetry, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Kingston, Sutton
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CCAT’s Modern Day Slavery event, Project B, Oct 16
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Poetry
Tagged CCAT, Croydon Community Against Trafficking, Project B
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Have a proper Beano at Upper Norwood Library this summer
At Upper Norwood Library, there is a wide range of often Beano-themed activities being staged over the summer, beginning from July 14 and running until September 15, as part of the Summer Reading Challenge. All activities are free for all … Continue reading
Countdown begins to week-long Crystal Palace Festival
With one month to go until the start of the 2018 Crystal Palace Festival, the organisers have announced the acts for their free event in the park, plus some new venues this year for the week-long celebration of local culture. … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Crystal Palace Park, Dance, Music, Poetry, Theatre
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Festival, Crystal Palace Park
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Coulsdon community show it was not, oh, such a lovely war
Our veteran arts correspondent, BELLA BARTOCK, takes a trip down memory lane and discovers an impressive new work There was something quite poignant about entering the Coulsdon Community Centre on Barrie Close on the night after its destruction had been … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Coulsdon, Poetry, Theatre, Theatre Workshop Coulsdon
Tagged Coulsdon, Coulsdon Community Centre, Theatre Workshop Coulsdon
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