Tag Archives: British Writing

WORDS OF THE WEEK – POEM – Autumn: Divorces by ECvW

Posted on November 25, 2014 by thehaywriters

Autumn: Divorces On our silent lips In darkness, We inhaled this Autumn Under starlight. Watching the past Decaying before us From our different perspectives. Then, holding each breath We dreamed, while Dawn ignited a world And frost caught fire Red … Continue reading →

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OUR LIVE EVENT AT RICHARD BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP CAFE, HAY-ON-WYE.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by thehaywriters

Posted in EVENTS | Tagged Annual, art, Arts, Book Town, British Writing, CAFE PERFORMANCE, christmas, Creative writing, Elizabeth Haycock, English free performances, fiction, Hay Writers., Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, literature Wales, poetry, Poetry readings in Wales, Powys, Richard Booth Books, seasonal, SONG, writers Giving a Poetry Reading, writers groups | Leave a comment

Considering the Poppy – Simon Armitage and Chris Daunt – Fine Press Poetry

Posted on November 10, 2014 by thehaywriters

Article posted by Emma van Woerkom The lovely people at Fine Press Poetry have been in contact concerning the previous post on Simon Armitage’s poems for ‘The Great War: An Elegy’. They’ve produced a high quality, limited edition, which I think deserves … Continue reading →

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Poems for the lost: Simon Armitage remembers WW1 – BBC ARTS SPECIAL

Posted on November 9, 2014 by thehaywriters

On this Remembrance Sunday Simon Armitage marks WW1 “The Great War – An Elegy: A Culture Show Special. In a major new BBC commission, acclaimed poet Simon Armitage has written seven new poems about World War I that form the … Continue reading →

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WORDS OF THE WEEKS – A Hunting We Will go? by Jo Jones

Posted on October 24, 2014 by thehaywriters

A Hunting we will go? So there I was, in the horsebox, on my way for another game of chase the bunny. We were not allowed to chase foxes anymore because the dogs kept eating them before we could catch … Continue reading →

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WORDS OF THE WEEK – POEM – Twitter, Short but Tweet by ECvW

Posted on July 4, 2014 by thehaywriters

Twitter, Short but Tweet. Twitter The great transmitter The one-forty character emitter For the bitter, or non-quitter The casino spent-up-to-the-limit fritter The political heavy hitter —Going-off-the-rails skitter ——–With a pipe fitter or home knitter To the quiet sitter Recycling word … Continue reading →

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PRIZE WINNING POEM: SUTTON HOO SANDMAN BY Coral Durham

Posted on June 11, 2014 by thehaywriters

Sutton Hoo Sandman So .. scrape softly, slowly, beneath my arms. Lovingly, gently, scoop the sanded hills and dips around my planes and bones. Remember me? This is the face you loved and stroked beneath your warm fingered hunger; oh, … Continue reading →

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POETRY COMPETITIONS FOR SONNETTING SERMONIZERS & LYRICAL LECTORS ALIKE!

Posted on June 7, 2014 by thehaywriters

These listed with humble thanks to the Poetry Can Website. Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition 2014 (deadline 16th June) London Magazine International Poetry Competition 2014 (deadline 30th June) Battered Moons Poetry Competition 2014 (deadline 30th June) Ledbury Poetry Festival 2014 Competition … Continue reading →

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WORDS OF THE WEEK – POEM – Normandy June 2014.

Posted on June 5, 2014 by thehaywriters

NORMANDY JUNE 2014 Here stones stand rigidly to attention, Row upon row, pristine, off-white; Measured, each to the same height, All equidistance apart. Each stone carefully engraved the same: Number, rank and name of fallen comrade, Someone’s son, lover, husband, … Continue reading →

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POETIC CHALLENGE SET BY HAY FESTIVAL CAR PARK

Posted on May 31, 2014 by thehaywriters

A quick poem in reply to a challenge set by Hay Festival Car Park Crew!! Hay Festival Car Park – AKA The Field of Dreams. Upon the Field of Dreams they larked Puzzling cars to get them parked Much to … Continue reading →

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