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Open Competition Adjudication:

 John Whitworth
The Open Adjudication on 4th July also involves a reading by John Whitworth whose poetry is renowned for its wit and inventiveness, so this should be an enjoyable afternoon. Held again this year at The Maltings Theatre - it's free and a good chance to catch up with other Ver Members and meet the winning poets. ****This event is free - Parking in Maltings car park.***


See Competitions page for more information.

What we do...

We meet on the third Friday of every month, approximately, at 8 pm, at St Michael's Parish Centre.

Entrance:  £4 non-members, members £2, at the door, or rather, in the tin, once you are inside.

Free glass of wine, nibbles and fruit juice.

Book Table:  buy our anthologies, and good quality second hand books.

Parking - Verulamium Car Park.  Car park is now well lit all the way to the Parish Centre, just a few yards away.

Map

Postcode: AL3 4SJ
Grid Reference : TL 136 072 - St. Michael's / Museum Car Park (where we normally meet)

Information about Ver Poets:

Ver Poets Activities and events include:
  • workshops
  • themed poetry readings
  • discussions
  • visits by guest poets
  • poetry competitions for members
  • an opportunity to read your poems at evening events
  • postal critique for members

Day workshops (available for members only) are held in the homes of members, on Mondays and Saturdays 11.00am-3.00pm, fortnightly. Members bring copies of work in progress to be read out and discussed. These occur within a 30 mile radius of St Albans.

Programmes of events and competitions are available on request.

Postal Members, receive three newsletters a year and the chance to enter members' competitions. Occasionally we also hold a postal members evening, where we read and discuss poems sent by postal members, and we follow up with postal feedback.

Publications: Ver Poets Voices, The Ver Prize, Anthologies titled individually.