New Red Heron website

Go to http://redheronlampeter.weebly.com/  for photos and bios!

Reading with MA Creative Writing students, 11/12/13

Reading by Sue, Maj, Kathy, Jane, Josie, Carole and Martin

Reading

Kathy Miles read at the Second Light Poetry Festival at the Art Workers Guild, London, on 21st November 2013, as part of the adjudication for their 2013 Poetry Competition. Her poem, Gardening With Deer, won first prize in the Short Poem category: http://www.secondlightlive.co.uk/

Special event: Poems and Pints in Lampeter hosted by Red Heron and Lampeter Writers Workshop, 10 December

For the final meeting of term, a special event - we will be hosting the Poems and Pints group from Carmarthen for a joint reading at the King's Head, Lampeter, 7.30pm onwards

Admission: free! (ignore the poster)

All welcome. especially students

Poetry competition and reading, Poems and Pints Carmarthen, 25/11/13

All are invited to take part in the Poems and Pints competition- for a three-minute poem on "The Other Side".   All entries to be read at the next Poems and Pints meeting, Queen's tavern, Carmarthen, 25 November, with a prize of £80 plus dinner plus a guest spot at a future Poems and Pints.

Book signing for The Moth Box by Sue Moules, Bookworm, Aberaeron, 23/11/13

https://www.facebook.com/events/585076518207574/

1pm-2pm

Cellar Bards, Cardigan, open mic with special guest Sue Moules, 29/11/13

https://www.facebook.com/events/606831229358805/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

£3 entry/raffle

starts 8pm

Book launch and reading, 17 October, Lampeter

Sue Moules will be launching her latest collection The Moth Box at the Mustard Seed Cafe, College Road, Lampeter, at 6pm on 17 October.

All welcome.

The Moth Box, 

We have caught the night. 

It sleeps in here,

pulled in by light.

We open it in day,

take out the shapes

and name them.

Scorched Wing, Tussock,

White Ermine, Marbled Coronet, 

Green Carpet, Phoenix.

We lift them out,

look at them through hand lenses, 

marvel at their intricacy.

We leave them in the shade

to sleep out,

they merge into garden.

Later, they will flap in quick quivers,

heat their delicate tiled wings,

soar into the dark.

 Message from Sue: Thank you RED HERON for coming to my book launch last night.

Photos: Cara Bendon and Jack Bendon

Poetry reading: National Poetry day, Thursday 3rd October

This year's National Poetry Day is on 3rd October  at 7.30pm in the Old Hall, as last year - all welcoem to bring some poems.

I have advertised the reading at WriteOutLoud and the National Poetry Day website but spread the word too.

Anyone who'd like a copy of the poster for priniting let me know.

Readers: Tess, Martin, Kathy, Sue, Maj, Carol, Jane and Patrick

Dylan Thomas International Summer School 2014

Red Heron reading, 2nd July tbc

Poetry reading, 14 September, Strata Florida -launch of Poetry from Strata Florida anthology

As part of Cadw's Poets and Princes day being arranged by Dafydd Johnston and CAWCS

Organiser: Martin

Confrmed readers:

Red Heron - Martin,  Kathy, Josie

Others - Dafydd Johnston, Caroline Gill

BEIRDD A THYWYSOGION/ /POETS AND PRINCES

AbatyYstrad Ffllur/ Strata Florida Abbey

10.30 Ann Parry Owen     Manuscripts and princes

11.15   Alaw Mai Edwards   Food in medieval Welsh poetry

12.00  Martin Locock   Guided tour of the Abbey

13.00 Lunch: Food stall by Cegin Cartref

14.00  Book launch, Poetry from Strata Florida, with readings by Dafydd Johnston, and poets  

15.00 Martin Locock   Guided tour of the Abbey

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Admission £3.50

Medieval pottery and printing all day

Read Caroline Gill's  report of the day 

Poetry reading, 13 September, PENfro Book Festival 2013, Rhosygilwen Mansion, near Cardigan

Friday evening, with The Cellar Bards and Tim Wells

http://penfrobookfestival.org.uk/

Red Heron organiser: Sue

Red Heron reading Friday 13 Sept as part of PENfro festival,

in the Oak Hall

as part of Cellar Bards and Friends:

8-8.30: SWR and poetry comp winners

8.30-8.50: Tim Wells - guest poet

8.50-9.20: Haiku and Hipflasks

9.20- 9.50: PENfro poets

BREAK

10.10-10.30: Tim Wells

10.30-11: Red Heron

11-11.30: Cellar Bards

Readers:  Martin. Sue, Carol, Maj, Josie, Kathy, Jane

WISPA

WISPA is the Welsh/Irish Spoken Poetry Alliance.Red Heron is now a member. This means that we will be able to share the experience of inviting Irish poets to our Tuesday night meetings for either a workshop or a reading, and in return writers from our group,and other local groups will be able to read in Ireland. All we have to do is provide accommodation for the visiting writer, and transport the writer on to the next venue. It sounds exciting. WISPA was launched on Saturday 1st June at Wexford Arts Centre with the Welsh/Irish I Slam so I Am event.

Poetry reading 27 July, Lampeter

We are reading as part of the Lampeter Food Festival



Organiser: Josie

Venue: the quadrangle

Suggestion that we have a series of 10-minute slots among the music, with poems about food or festivals


Readers: Jane, Maj, Gilly, Sue, Kathy

Audience feedback:

I don't normally do poetry, I don't like it very much, but I was surprised, I really enjoyed it, and well done to everyone who read.


I didn't know there was going to be poetry at the Food Festival, but I really appreciated you guys reading, it was great to have poetry there, and I loved everything that was read. It was a real treat.


 

Poetry reading, Carmarthen Old Town festival, June 22, Time Coffi bar

Organiser: Sue
 30 minutes

 Confirmed readers: Sue, Kathy, Gilly, Martin, Carol, Carole

 The Old Town Festival programme is now out. We are on the programme to read from 1.40pm-2.20pm. The whole event starts at 12noon and goes on until 4.30pm, but Red Heron should be upstairs in the Time Coffi Bar by 1.30 ready to start at 1.40.

It has been suggsted that we all wear something red - I will be wearing my Red Heron T shirt.

If you want to get something printed with the logo, I can send you the file.

Poetry reading, 3 May, King's Head, Lampeter 7.45 for 8

As part of King's Fest Organized by: Jane Readers: Jane, Anthony, Martin, Josie, Sue