https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/events/?archive=1&user=6717&view=rss Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/ver-poets-winning-ten-liner-poems-plus-reading-by-kaye-lee/ Prize-winning Australian poet Kaye Lee will present her report on this year’s competition, with readings of short-listed and winning poems. The poems will be varied, short and sweet – a guaranteed good listen! Kaye will ... Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/poetry-open-mic-st-albans/ Ver Poets Open Mic at The Goat pub, Sopwell Lane, St Albans Free event starting 7.30 pm. Bring a couple of poems to read and meet fellow writers. Compere David Van-Cauter http://poetry-id.wikifoundry.com/page/David+Van... Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/free-poetry-performance-afternoon/ Poems performed by the winners of the Ver Poets Open Competition in the Abbey Theatre Studio, St Albans. Enjoy hearing the pick of our national poetry award. Also a reading by prize-winning poet Clare Pollard who judged... Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/ver-poets-agm-and-door-into-the-dark-competition/ Members invited to come along for the AGM at 7.30 pm in St Michael’s Church Hall and have their say on the running of the society. After a pause for refreshments, at 9 pm we will find out who penetrated furthest into the... Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/dylan-thomas-evening/ The rumours have started. A dead poet has been spotted late at night, stumbling through the Maltings. “Dylan Thomas is still alive,” it’s whispered. “Surely that was Elvis?” comes the reply. But the witness knows what ... Sat, 01 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/the-wolf-returns-to-st-albans/ If you’re looking for some arty entertainment on a Saturday night, try this cabaret evening at the Maltings Arts Theatre for a mix of music, folk songs and some of the best modern poetry around. This joint production by... Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/mountains-and-rivers-without-end/ Have you ever wanted to have a better understanding of the Chinese? Well an illustrated talk in St Albans on Friday January 23rd could provide some answers. China expert and translator Kevin Maynard points out that Chin... Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/sea-poetry-and-music-evening/ Ver Poets are holding a Sea Poetry and Music evening on Friday March 20th at 7.45 for 8 pm. The event will feature foot-tapping nautical tunes, a performance of classic poems including the Ancient Mariner and Dover Beach... Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/poet-of-the-sublime-to-the-ridiculous/ Writers from across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire will gather in St Albans on Monday April 27 for a reading by distinguished poet Kit Wright. He is the author of more than 25 books for adults and children and the winner... Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/hindu-epic-in-st-albans/ The Mahabharata offers a gateway to the rich culture and history of India. Key passages from a new version by Carole Satyamurti will be performed in St Albans on Friday November 20th. Carole is the Vice President of... Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/http-verpoets-org-uk/ In a fascinating look at the history and cultures of the Middle East, award-winning poet Ruth Padel will be reading from her book Learning to Make an Oud in Nazareth. The book celebrates the different groups with lin... Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/shakespeare-the-poems/ Shakespeare is the world’s most famous playwright. But in his own time he was better known as the author of best-selling poems. A rich selection of these can be heard in St on Friday April 15th in a joint production by V... Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/http-www-maltingsartstheatre-co-uk-find-matlings-arts-theatre/ Thirty years ago the world’s worst nuclear accident happened in Ukraine. A radioactive cloud rose three miles in the air and was blown around the world. Thousands of people died as a result and a large area of la... Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/poems-of-physical-and-mental-healing/ CAN WORDS HEAL? If you’ve ever had to deal with severe physical or mental illness, you may be interested in an event at St Albans central library on Wednesday October 19th at 7.30 pm. Th... Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/american-poetry-then-and-now/ Ever wanted to know more about American poetry? There’s a lot of them out there – Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost. Take a breath – Wallace Stevens, Alan Ginsberg, Sylvia Plath, Mark Doty, Sharon Olds. And, e... Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativehertfordshire.com/simon-from-ver-poets/the-poet-s-quest-for-god/ There is a starry line up at the next Ver Poets event on Saturday December 3rd at Waterstones in St Albans. This will centre on both religious – and agnostic and atheist poetry – details on this link: https://jealsre...