Poetry Upstairs
Established Monthly Poetry Session in the Melville bar, hosted by Ric Hool. Bringing local and international poets to Abergavenny.
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Poetry Upstairs
Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomEstablished Monthly Poetry Session in the Melville bar, hosted by Ric Hool. Bringing local and international poets to Abergavenny
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POETRY UPSTAIRS
Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomEstablished Monthly Poetry Session in the Melville bar, hosted by Ric Hool. Bringing local and international poets to Abergavenny
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Myths, Scars & Wanderings
The Melville Theatre The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomMyths Scars and Wanderings This collection of new work, explores the themes of Greek Myths, the Sea, Human Resilience and Strength. The group have developed this original work together over the past three months, through an exciting creative process, facilitated by Liz Pearce. Join us for the group's performance of their own writing, poetry and prose – infused with pathos and humour. Saturday 8th June at 7.30. Tickets £12 (including a printed copy of the work)
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Poetry Upstairs – June 2024
Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomRobert Sheppard has been publishing poetry since 1979, and he has two retrospective collections, Twentieth Century Blues (Salt 2008) and a selected poems History or Sleep (Shearsman 2015).He has published collaborative work with Bob Cobbing, Patricia Farrell, Pete Clarke. Robert is also a critic and an editor. Robert Sheppard lives in Liverpool. Abigail Parry’s poems have been set to music, translated into Spanish and Japanese. She has won the Ballymaloe Prize, the Troubadour Prize, and an Eric Gregory Award. Her first collection, Jinx (Bloodaxe) was shortlisted for the Forward Prize and the Seamus Heaney Centre First Collection Poetry Prize. Her second [...]
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Poetry Upstairs (Phil Bowen & JLM Morton)
Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomPhil Bowen is a poet, performer, biographer and playwright. Salt published Nowhere's Far - New & Selected Poems in 2008. His biography of the Mersey Poets, A Gallery to Play To was republished by Liverpool University Press also in 2008. His plays include A Handful of Rain, (an imagined meeting between Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas), and Anything But Love, an adaptation of the writings of Dorothy Parker and the lyrics of Dorothy Fields. His poem 'Blue Docs' won The Quaterly Prize for the 2023 Spring Issue of The Lyric (est 1921) Recent work includes 'Love Somehow' – a multi award [...]
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Poetry Upstairs with Michael W Thomas & Emily Cotterill
Michael W. Thomas’s latest poetry collection is A Time for Such a Word (Black Pear Press). His latest novel is The Erkeley Shadows (KDP / Swan Village Reporter). His work has appeared in, among others, The Antioch Review, Critical Survey, The London Magazine and the TLS. He is on the editorial board of Crossroads: A Journal of English Studies (University of Bialystok, Poland). Emily Cotterill is a Cardiff based poet, originally from Alfreton in Derbyshire. Her debut collection Significant Wow was published by Seren in February 2025. The collection explores themes of celebrity, story-telling and pop culture. The collection follows the 2019 pamphlet The Day of the Flying Ants (smith|doorstop) which was part of [...]
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ReVibe Fest – ReLaunch, ReFresh, ReVive
Program of events & activities: FRIDAY 13th JUNE 6.30pm - Poetry Cafe - Open mic with Ric Hool - (Free Entry) 6.30pm - Youth Circus Cabaret @ Dance Blast - Monmouthshire Youth Circus Company will amaze you with their skills in this cabaret of circus.With Trapeze, Hoop, Rope and Silks in the air and acro on the ground, there will be something for everyone. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/danceblast/t-lnqnvop 8.30pm - Gin & Karaoke Cafe - Feel like a star on our mini stage: Fun 4 all 9.15pm - Bliss out with the Harp by Josie Felce. A late session relaxing with improvised sounds on [...]
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A Poet’s Life – Poetry Workshops
Explore the Art and Passion of Poetry Course Description: Dive into the world of poetry with A Poet’s Life, a course designed for aspiring poets. Explore poetic forms, creative expression, and engage in the life of influential poet, playwright and artivist, Mark Christmas, who will be on hand to offer encouragement in developing your own, unique poetic voice. The course is limited to a group of 6 people and offers opportunity to write then read your work (if you want to). Please bring all of your own writing material and implements, tea and coffee will be supplied at a minimal cost. [...]
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Poetry Upstairs – A book launch of Shook Up! by Ric Hool
Melville Centre Cafe-Bar The Melville Centre, Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, United KingdomA book launch of Shook Up! by Ric Hool Ric Hool has 13 collections of published poetry and is widely featured in poetry magazines & anthologies. His poetic themes include psychological and geographical impact of place, time and space on experience. He has run the reading series Poetry Upstairs in Abergavenny for 30 years. Ric Hool is from Northumberland.
