021 Spring

021 Spring

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”~ Rainer Maria Rilke This week we gathered to read and share poems about spring – and enjoyed a week of beautiful weather. It is a joyous time of change and and celebration. We looked out...
018: Letter Writing

018: Letter Writing

“Do as you like with me. I’m your parcel. I have only our address on me. Open me, or readdress me.” ~ Ted Hughes, Birthday Letters In celebration of Letter Writing Appreciation Week, we gathered to read poems about letters. Epistolary poems, from the Latin...
017: Science

017: Science

“Science is the poetry of the intellect and poetry the science of the heart’s affections.” ~ Lawrence Durrell This week we gathered at the Lunenburg Bandstand to put some poems under the microscope as we explored the theme of Science. Scientific...
012: Colour: Aubergine

012: Colour: Aubergine

Aubergine as colour and fruit inspired a range of poems that were funny, sensual and political. Some were a study of light, others subverted gender stereotypes. Another theme that emerged was ecstatic love poetry where the speakers questioned whether nature had...