TONGUES&GROOVES NEWS
Tongues&Grooves regularly welcomes poets from across the UK and as far afield as Amsterdam, Bucharest and California. Last year we celebrated five years at The Florence Arms, Southsea and hosted a sell-out concert for Havant Literary Festival.
As well as a growing band of local poets and musicians, recent guests have included Donald Gardner (Amsterdam), A F Harrold, John Haynes, Allison Mc Vety, Metroland Poets, Elena Nistor (Bucharest), Poetry South, Rory Motion, Stephanie Norgate, Anne Stewart, Brian Turner (California) and Susan Utting.
Tongues&Groves is delighted to have received funding from The National Lottery (Awards for All) and NHS (Small Sparks) to run poetry workshops in healthcare settings, develop our audiences, consult with our members and update our website.
Ten short films designed to publicise the forthcoming Tongues&Grooves' anthology of poems about Portsmouth were recently shown on the BBC Big Screen in Guildhall Square. Made by students at the University of Chichester, the films were described by Chichester lecturer Roy Hanney as "an excellent opportunity for the students to stretch themselves creatively while working for a real client". One of the student groups successfully approached Joanna Lumley with a request for her to record a voice over for their film, based on the poem 'Stone Map' in Ravelin Park by Anna-May Laugher.
The Poem films will be screened at the launch of the anthology, at readings from the book, and at other venues in and around Portsmouth later in the year.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Florence Road, Southsea, Hants PO5 2NE.
8pm - 10.30pm. £3/£2 concessions.
1.00 - 3.30 pm. 'The Elephant in the Broom Cupboard'. Creative Writing Workshop at The Parlour, Old Fawcett Road, Southsea. Facilitated by Wendy French and Maggie Sawkins.
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Local poet, Pauline Hawkesworth, and Victoria Pugh reading from new collections. Music with popular duo Mark Andrews and Nick Evans. 8 pm.
There will be no Tongues & Grooves during July and August.
Featured poet Jacqueline Saphra. Music with Sue Apicella and Paul Horton. Host Richard Peirce. 8 pm.
An evening of Chinese poetry hosted by George Marsh. 8 pm.
An evening of poems of asylum hosted by Richard Williams. 8pm.
Poetry, music and song with Tongues&Grooves favourite, Audi Maserati. 8 pm.
"The group provide a wonderful evening and atmosphere. I love the mixture of poetry and music. It's great to be in the audience too. There's a hugh variety of work and a special, unique feeling." Stephanie Norgate