News
The latest arts and creative news from members of the Creative Hertfordshire directory.
News posted on the site is regularly featured in the newsletter and our social media, which reach thousands of local individuals and businesses.
To share your news, register and log in to My Account.
Search News
- Share on your website
Share on your website
To include this search on your website, copy the following code and paste it into your HTML:
<!-- Begin Creative Hertfordshire embed code --> <iframe src="https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/news/?user=6717&archive=1&embed=1" width="100%" height="100%" style="min-height:400px;"></iframe> <!-- End Creative Hertfordshire embed code -->
News / Ver Poets - Simon Bowden / Archive / 1 to 13 of 13
Show All / Today / May / Apr / Mar / Feb / Jan / Dec / Nov / Oct / Sep / Aug / Jul / Jun / Archive
Wed 17 Sep 2014
Ver Poets AGM and Door into the Dark competition results
Friday September 19th, 7.30 pm. Members invited to come along for the AGM 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 pene.....Read more
Sun 05 Oct 2014
The Wolf Returns to St Albans
FOLKIES AND POETS COMBINE FORCES If you’re looking for some arty entertainment for a Saturday night, try the cabaret evening at the Maltings Arts Theatre for a mix of music, folk songs and some of the best modern poetry.....Read more
Sun 05 Oct 2014
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 .....Read more
Tue 13 Jan 2015
The Chinese Puzzle
Have you ever felt that you would like to understand the Chinese better? Well an illustrated talk in St Albans on Friday January 23rd could provide some of the answers. China expert and translator Kevin Maynard points o.....Read more
Tue 03 Mar 2015
The Mariner comes to St Michael's
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.....Read more
Wed 01 Apr 2015
Poets gather in St Albans for Kit Wright
Poets from across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire will gather in St Albans on Monday April 27 for a reading by Kit Wright. He is the author of more than 25 books for adults and children and the winner of numerous literary.....Read more
Wed 11 Nov 2015
Poetry and Songs of the Middle East
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.....Read more
Wed 11 Nov 2015
Hindu Epic comes to St Albans
The Mahabharata offers a gateway to the rich culture and history of India. It is the world’s longest epic poem. For many scholars it is as important as the Bible, Shakespeare or Homer in the development of civilisation......Read more
Mon 11 Apr 2016
Shakespeare's Mysterious Muse
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.....Read more
Mon 11 Apr 2016
Lessons of Chernobyl - 30 Years On
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.....Read more
Fri 07 Oct 2016
Healing Poetry
CAN WORDS HEAL? Can poetry help you cope with pain and illness? To find out, you should come along to St Albans Central Library on Wednesday October 19th for an evening of Healing Poetry. The event which.....Read more
Tue 08 Nov 2016
What Have the Americans Done for Us?
As Monty Python might have put it - What have the Americans done for us? Well – there’s Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost. Then you might mention Wallace Stevens, ee cummings, Sylvia Plath, Mark Doty, Sharon Ol.....Read more
Mon 21 Nov 2016
Poetry and Religion
Is religious poetry dead? To find out come to the launch of The Poet’s Quest for God – 21st Century Poems of Faith, Doubt and Wonder in St Albans on Saturday December 3. The anthology contains 300 poems from al.....Read more