Our small, friendly group meets to explore all kinds of poetry based on topics, named poets and their works and varied forms of verse. All that is required to join us is a love of poetry, or an interest in learning more about it.

Date Topic

11/09/2025 The ones that got away - See note 1

25/09/2025 Poems of John Clare

09/10/2025 Celestial bodies (sun, moon, stars, planets, etc.)

23/10/2025 The unexpected, monsters, wonder

06/11/2025 Seasons, Dark and light

20/11/2025 Poems set to music / Song lyrics

04/12/2025 Home

18/12/2025 Toys and games

CHRISTMAS BREAK

15/01/2026 Beowulf - Seamus Heaney edition

29/01/2026 Yellow

12/02/2026 Buildings

26/02/2026 Water

12/03/2026 Hope

26/03/2026 Irish poems

09/04/2026 Three Counties poems

23/04/2026 Your Poem of the Year

Notes:

1. Any poem that you were unable to present at any of the sessions last year. For new members, just pick your own poems.

Pam Vernon