Poetry from the lookout

Free to attend open air open mic readings by Readers from Suffolk Poetry Society and more.

Performance, Free, Open mic

Galston Poetry Hour

An hour of poetry to celebrate #Unesco Heritage International Poetry Day

One hour of pure poetry between 2-3pm at the Portland Centre in Galston, East Ayrshire.
One hour to read, write and hear poetry, bring a poem you love, discover world poets, write one yourself

Free

POETRY COMPETITION – 2020 VISION

Each year students from the college are invited to submit work written on a theme and this year this is 2020 VISION. The submissions are judged by a local author. Last year this was the Cambridge writer Robert Macfarlane. The collected poems are later published in a hardback book.

Performance, Free, Prize

Pam Ayres ‘Up in the Attic’ at Wyvern Theatre

Pam Ayres has been making the nation laugh for 45 years. She will be performing poems from her latest book Up In The Attic, published last year, and newly released in paperback, along with classic poems and stories from her long career.  Recent TV appearances include Springwatch, Celebrity Mastermind, and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.  Recent Radio includes Series 6 of Ayres On The Air, Just A Minute, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, and Pam’s second appearance on Desert Island Discs.

Pam Ayres’ concert on National Poetry Day is a Charity Concert in aid of Swindon’s Great Western Hospital’s Maternity Unit.

Approx. Running Time: 2 hours, including an interval

Tickets: £33.00

Performance