Come and share the pleasure of Poetry
Our poetry group is working our way chronologically through the centuries, and we’ve now reached the 17th century – a wonderfully rich period of glorious language, powerful ideas and extraordinary voices.
Before each meeting, members read some poems from the anthology in their own time. When we meet, we each read aloud, then explore their meaning, language and historical context, helping one another to discover what the poems might be saying and why they matter.
There’s no need to be an expert – just bring your curiosity and your enjoyment of words. We listen, discuss, question, sometimes disagree, and often discover something we hadn’t noticed on the page.
And of course there’s the simple pleasure of hearing poetry spoken aloud.
Poetry keeps the brain active, stretches the imagination and opens up new ways of seeing the world. Come and join us for the conversation, the discovery – and the glorious words.
Group Leader: Elaine Oswald (feoswald@gmail.com)
Venue: Southfield Community Centre Duns every 2nd Friday of the month
Starting 11th September then 9/10/26, 13/11/26, 11/12/26 , 8/1/27, 12/2/27, 12/3/27 , 9/4/27, 14/5/27 , 11/6/27
Time: 2pm – 4pm
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