Since 2003, Tongues&Grooves has welcomed poets and musicians from the UK and abroad at The Florence Arms, Southsea and other venues on tour. Tongues&Grooves can also provide tutors to run community projects, workshops, concerts, readings and writing days. We encourage the 'quiet voice', under represented groups and people of all ages and backgrounds. Tongues&Grooves is a non-profit making voluntary organisation.
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TONGUES&GROOVES NEWS
Heather Hart, who regularly delighted audiences at Tongues&Grooves with her poems, gentleness and wit, has died at the age of 47. In 2006 Heather was chosen, along with six other poets, to read along with John Hegley at our concert at The New Theatre Royal. Heather's profile and poems will be included in our gallery of Tongues shortly.
Workshops
In December John Haynes and Maggie Sawkins delivered a successful free creative writing workshop for detainees at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre. We have been asked to continue workshops in 2010 and are in the process of applying for funding.
Workshops for health and well being, funded by a Small Sparks grant, took place at community venues in Portsmouth, as well St James' Hospital and Cranstoun Community Drug Action in Fratton. We are in the process of applying for further funding to continue and extend these programmes.
Members of Tongues&Grooves have been invited to write poems and take part in a Greening Southsea event to raise awareness of the local environment. If you would like to take part please let us know. DOWNLOAD THE LEAFLET
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Florence Road, Southsea, Hants PO5 2NE.
8pm - 10.30pm. £3/£2 concessions.
Tips for reading at the Open Mic (Word doc)
Poetry Event at The Parlour, Old Fawcett Road, Southsea. A workshop with renowned poet, Myra Schneider, followed by a buffet supper and reading with Myra, John Haynes and Maggie Sawkins. 3.00 - 7.30 pm. Tickets in advance: £15 to include buffet and reading. £10 for workshop only. Download The Flyer
Poetry with Alan Buckley and The Pompey Pluckers.
Poetry and music with Obosca and featured poets. £5. £4.25 concessions. See www.thespring.co.uk
Amsterdam poet, Donald Gardner. Music with Nocturno
Project funding since 2006 from Arts Council South East, Awards for All England and Small Sparks (NHS).
Working in collaboration with CIBAS, Community First for Portsmouth, Havant Arts Centre, Havant Literary Festival, Lapidus, Nineveh Gallery; Poetry pf, Portsmouth City Arts, Rhythm & Muse, The Poetry Society, The Poetry Studio, The University of Chichester and The University of Portsmouth.