Apr 19, 2021 | Gettogether, Gettogether Logs
“Brevity is the soul of wit.”~ Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2 This week we gathered on a gorgeous sunny day at the Lunenburg Bandstand. We were a small but mighty group celebrating the Bard – or works inspired by him. We also had out first musical interlude! Merrill...
Jan 25, 2021 | Gettogether, Gettogether Logs
Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colourswhich it passes to a row of ancient trees.~ Rainer Maria Rilke We braved the cold and gathered at the very picturesque and snowy Lunenburg Bandstand to read and discuss poems about Sunsets. Some poems touched on the...
Jan 18, 2021 | Gettogether, Gettogether Logs
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...