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Tennyson's early Lincolnshire wanderings,poems of wild grief for his lost friend,the shock of science upon world views! Highly recommended!.A query, please,for the one & only poetry workshop I mean to do (Buzzwords, Cheltenham, Feb). Have you read 'In Memoriam'? Do you think it works as a whole?

Our 2026 competition on the theme of Islands, judged by David Clarke (poetry) and Mandy Robotham (prose), is now open to writers of 16 and over who live, work or study in #Gloucs and #SouthGloucs. Prizes include £200 for each category winner & £100 second prizes. More info on gloswriters.org.uk

This event is on a week today. Poetry Cafe Chelt. Library will be on Friday 28th November 1.00pm. We are delighted to have the wonderful Chris Hemingway as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. No event in December. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 28th November at 1.00pm. We are delighted to have the wonderful Chris Hemingway as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. No event in December. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @josephinelay.bsky.social

Don’t forget this event is on a week today. Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm. We pm are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

Our 2025 competition anthology on the theme of Edges is now for sale in our online shop. Read the work of our winners, Judith Green, Kate Levett and Laura Cassel, the runners up and highly commended as well as judges Kate Potts and Jamila Gavin gloswriters.org.uk/shop/gwn-anthology-2025/

Don't be conflicted -- collaborate your poet's voice with your creative instincts, and explore this theme of today. With a chance of a chunk of cash at the end of it. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/

Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm. We are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @josephinelay.bsky.social

Thanks to all who made our event at //cheltlitfest on Saturday 18th such a success, to our prose and poetry winners and judges and to the Festival staff who enabled it to go so well. Our 2025 anthology will be available on our website to buy soon gloswriters.org.uk

We're looking forward to the GWN event this Saturday, 18th and hearing the work of our prizewinners as well as of the 2 judges, Jamila Gavin and Kate Potts. If you haven't booked already all details are here www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/glouc...

It's National Poetry Day! We'll be celebrating all day - stay tuned to our socials so you don't miss a thing 👀🎉 Wherever you are, The Poetry Society wishes you a very happy National Poetry Day in the company of poetry.

Hope to see you TOMORROW. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis. We are delighted to have the wonderful Dan Papworth as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. @gloswriters.bsky.social @josephinelay.bsky.social

Please don’t forget this event is a week today. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis. We are delighted to have Dan Papworth as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

Gloucestershire poets! Here's the Buzzwords competition with a section just for you-deadline now 30 SEPTEMBER! All poets: 70 lines, excellent judge @rorywaterman.bsky.social, chance to read your poem, cash prize, support for Buzzwords,a most welcoming inclusive poetry event! LINK IN COMMENTS.

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September at 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis. We are delighted to have the wonderful Dan Papworth as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen. Free coffee. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @josephinelay.bsky.social

Our village's last suspected 'witch'! From stories as late as the 1930s!There will be 3 more videos telling Mary Ann's story,with many twists. Do follow me to keep up (& you can read more in my prose book, 'Village'. Paperback £9.99 Kindle edition 99p!) SEARCH FOR ALISON BRACKENBURY VILLAGE AMAZON

Our village's last suspected 'witch'! From Lincolnshire stories as late as the 1930s!There will be 4 more videos about Mary Ann, with many twists. Do follow me to keep up (& you can read more in my prose book', 'Village'. Paperback £9.99 Kindle edition 99p!) SEARCH ALISON BRACKENBURY VILLAGE AMAZON

Authors heading to Rossiter Books this autumn... We think this is a pretty impressive line-up Tickets on sale for all these events, early booking recommended shorturl.fm/ocGLM

Thanks to early entrants to our popular Open Submissions for poems or flash fiction. Still lots more to review. Plus YOURS? Details: wildfire-words.com/os8/

Limericks are best spoken was agreed by all the poets selected to feature in wildfire words' 3rd Limerick Anthology. You can hear all their work at wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/

Hope to see you TOMORROW. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

Please don’t forget this event is on a week today. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

Poem of the Day: Ode to Joy by Gillian Clarke poemsontheunderground.org/ode-to-joy

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share. @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

The villagers are here! 'Village', my new non-fiction prose book, is available to buy. Witches, wheelbarrows, cheerful survival... The villagers dictated the blurb in the image. To buy, please see LINK IN COMMENTS.

Happy National Writing Day 2025! Grab your pens, pencils or laptops and celebrate this year’s theme #ShareYourVoice! We've commissioned award-winning YA author Dean Atta to create a writing activity. Head over to our Insta page to take part: www.instagram.com/firststory_uk/ #NationalWritingDay

Please don’t forget this event is a week today. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 27th June 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the wonderful David Clarke as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share. @wildfirewords.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 27th June at 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the wonderful David Clarke as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share. @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

Really looking forward to reading on June 9th at 2pm at Cirencester Library. Also open mic and refreshments. Got something you would like to share? Help us celebrate our second birthday as Writers in the Library.

Last day for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. Closes midnight! All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Just 2 days to go to the deadline for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Hope to see you TOMORROW. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 30th May 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the lovely Josephine Lay as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share. @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

Just 3 days to go to the deadline for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Just four days to go to the deadline for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Just under a week to go to the deadline for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Please don’t forget this event is on a week today. Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 30th May 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the lovely Josephine Lay as guest. @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

Coming to Cheltenham on 3rd June Geoff Dyer talking about his memoir Homework www.ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbook... @canongate.co.uk #cheltenham

observer.co.uk/culture/book... Great extracts from a brilliant book! Don't miss Geoff Dyer in his home town Cheltenham on 3rd June www.ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbook...

Poem of the Day: Sometimes by Sheenagh Pugh poemsontheunderground.org/sometimes

Just under 2 weeks to go to the deadline for our prose & poetry competition and 16-18 poetry competition for #Gloucs #SGloucs writers with the chance to win prizes and to read at Cheltenham LitFest. All details here gloswriters.org.uk/competition/

Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 30th May 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social We are delighted to have the lovely Josephine Lay as guest. Join us & bring a poem to share. @josephinelay.bsky.social @gloswriters.bsky.social @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social @wildfirewords.bsky.social

Published today! The Perimeter - a collection of stunning photos of this beautiful country by @quintinlake.bsky.social Signed copies in Rossiter Books #Cheltenham and available here too uk.bookshop.org/a/133/978152...

Would you like the chance to read at this year's CheltLitFest on 19 October? Find out about last year's competition winners in @CheltArtsCncil magazine Perspectives pp 7-9 cheltenhamartscouncil.co.uk/wp-content/u... Info about our competition for #Gloucs #SGlouc writers on gloswriters.org.uk

In 3 weeks Geoff Dyer's memoir Homework will be published by @canongate.co.uk What better place to hear all about it than where it all began - in #Cheltenham Join us! www.ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbook...

The next three... 15th May Ross on Wye - Tiffany Murray 24th May Malvern - Joanne Harris 3rd June Cheltenham - Geoff Dyer

Are you a #Gloucs #SouthGloucs author with a book to promote? Fill in the submission form on our website and we'll post it in our online shop gloswriters.org.uk/shop/

For anyone who enjoyed ‘A Proper Family Christmas’ I’m delighted to say that you can now read ‘A Real Family Easter’: amzn.eu/d/1YC72gy. It’s similarly set in a beautiful house in the Cotswolds, with two central female characters, and one determined little boy. #romanticcomedy #Cotswolds

What can we learn from #LucilleClifton about restraint in poetry? I think a great deal. Come and write with me online, on May 27th, 7pm, we will explore the maxim - Less is More - and craft poems with understatement and power. www.ticketsource.co.uk/cheltenhampo...