Monthly Club Open Mic Roadshows Readings Workshops Recordings Writing Days

great events coming soon…

TUESDAY 25th MARCH, HAVANT - 8.00pm, Arts Centre
Tongues & Grooves Poets + ‘On The Edge’ (‘superbly different’).

SUNDAY 30th MARCH, SOUTHSEA - 8.00pm, Florence Arms
‘Colours of Poetry’ + Lucy Sykes’ & Friends + Open Mic..

"Portsmouth's only real poetry and music venue"

TUESDAY 15th APRIL, HAVANT - 8.00pm, Arts Centre
George Marsh + ‘Tangle’.

SUNDAY 27th APRIL, SOUTHSEA - 8.00pm, Florence Arms
Allison McVety & Susan Utting + ‘Schiehallion’ + Open Mic.


Makes the spoken word more accessible’


more 2008 events Here.

TONGUES & GROOVES at HAVANT LITERARY FESTIVAL, 2008

A special Tongues & Grooves Poetry and Music Concert launches this year’s Festival on Thursday 25 September 2008 at Havant Arts Centre,with Rory Motion, Donald Gardner, John Haynes, Stephanie Norgate, Nick Evans, Maggie Sawkins and Bernard Macdonagh.

Tickets available soon at £8.00 (£6.50 Concs).
Put 25 September 2008 in your diary for a great concert!
Also in Havant …. PALLANT POETS

Fri 4th April,7.30pm, John Haynes; Thu 1 May 7.30 pm, Portsmouth Poetry Soc; Fri 6 Jun7.30pm, Bernard Macdonagh; Monthly, 3rd Tues, Poetry Reading & Discussion.

And in CHICHESTER …

Poetry Society meetings, first Thursday monthly. Details from Adam Taylor on 01243 788804. More on www.poetrysociety.org.uk

to contact us...

Phone 023 9273 4180 or e-mail here.

Hannah Rose Tristram, leader of Arundel’s Breath of Life Singers, with Tongues & Grooves poets, musicians and international guests at ‘Other Tongues, Other Voices’, in Southsea on Sunday 25th November 2007. Look out for more international poetry and music in 2008!

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Tongues and Grooves is a non-profit making poetry and music club raising the profile of poetry and music in Portsmouth providing platforms for local poets, writers and musicians offering poetry classes, workshops and mentoring supporting collaborations between writers and musicians welcoming opportunities to work with under represented groups involving people of all ages and backgrounds developing new talent, particularly the ‘quiet voice’ creating collaborative arts projects producing publications & CDs of the best local work listening to supporters and keeping them informed