Ver Poets
18th April – Autobiography and poetry
Do poets’ lives get in the way of the appreciation of their poetry? Based on a discussion of A Lie About My Father, by John Burnside, and his poetry, we will look at how the two aspects of poets’ lives interact.16th May – How do you write?
From notebooks, or the backs of envelopes, to the printed page, an exploration of the creative process. Bring a poem to discuss.
Venue - see below.
Open Competition
Follow the links above or on the left, for more information about the Open Competition, and an entry form to download. closing date, 30th April.St Albans Festival, 21st June 2008 to 6th July 2008
As part of the St Albans festival, Ver Poets are offering a varied programme of events. These include a reading by David Constantine, and the Ver Prize - Open Competition Adjudication. The adjudicator will be Maggie Butt, and there will be readings by Maggie, local poets, prize-winners and those whose entries appear in the anthology.More about Ver Poets
We meet on the third Friday of every month, at 8 pm, at St Michael's Parish Centre.Entrance: £4 non-members, members £2, at the door, or rather, in the green 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
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.