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The Mariner comes to St Michael's

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

Poets gather in St Albans for Kit Wright

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

Hindu Epic comes to St Albans

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

Shakespeare's Mysterious Muse

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

Lessons of Chernobyl - 30 Years On

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

Healing Poetry

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

What Have the Americans Done for Us?

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

Poetry and Religion

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

Dougie Brimson forms new film and TV production company.

Mon 01 Mar 2021

Dougie Brimson forms new film and TV production company.

Multi best-selling author Dougie Brimson, perhaps best-known for penning the Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam cult classic, GREEN STREET, has finally taken the plunge and formed his own film and TV production company, RED .....Read more

DanceBase (ActOne ArtsBase) project snapshot

Thu 15 Oct 2015

DanceBase (ActOne ArtsBase) project snapshot

Project title: DanceBase Where and when the project happened DanceBase takes place throughout the year at venues in Ware and Watford. Describe your project briefly DanceBase supports disabled people to explore d.....Read more

Glamour Girl

Tue 09 Aug 2016

Glamour Girl

Tickets available now for this show. 'Glamour Girl' based on the autobiography of Cora Pearl, a scandalous and provocative character, the epitome of glamour, and responsible for quite a few things we take for granted tod.....Read more

Mark Heaney Drum Masterclass

Mon 23 Jan 2017

Mark Heaney Drum Masterclass

Mark Heaney Drum Masterclass - Sunday 12th March 2017 - 2pm to 4pm Tickets: £10 Musiclab Students / £12.50 non-students THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE. To book tickets visit us at the studios, call 01707 392.....Read more

Organ Festival announces July events

Wed 10 May 2017

Organ Festival announces July events

The St Albans International Organ Festival has announced its 29th programme. As you would expect from this prestigious event, many internationally recognised stars will be performing. Talented local artists also feat.....Read more

Poetry Reading, Arts Takeover, Letchworth 22/7/17

Mon 24 Jul 2017

Poetry Reading, Arts Takeover, Letchworth 22/7/17

Here's me, reading to the rain, at the Arts takeover in Letchworth on Saturday. Poetry ID, who are based at The Settlement, read on The Wynd stage in the morning (when it was sunny!). Despite the weather, a successful .....Read more

Poetry at the Pudding Stop 6/3/19

Sat 23 Feb 2019

Poetry at the Pudding Stop 6/3/19

I'll be reading (along with several other Ver poets) at the Pudding Stop in St. Albans on Wednesday 6th March. Come along and eat pudding/listen to poetry!..Read more

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