PICCADILLY POETS

Our autumn programme of poetry events, featuring:

• Guest Poets
• Poetry entertainments performed by the Piccadilly Poetry Actors
• Competition Read-in - come along and read your own poem

... is now over, but we will be back in the spring.

[Sunday afternoon events] -[Venues] - [Read-ins] - [Actors] - [Poets] - [Winners]

Sunday Afternoon events

All Sunday afternoon events take place at the Diorama Arts Centre. They begin at 4:00 pm with a Competition Read-in. (Wiinners will qualify for the Final at the end of the Spring 2001 season). There is then an interval, followed by Poetry in Performance:

• a poet performing his/her own work,
• a  poetry entertainment given by the Piccadilly Poetry Actors;
• finally, a reprise by the day's Read-in winners.

Books by the poets performing will be on sale.

Admission £4-00, concessions £2-50.  

5th November

Competition read-in.

The guest poet was Philip Wells.

The actors performed A Nowhere Empire.

19th November                

This event, introduced by Kevin Bailey, was a co-production with Acorn Book Company to coincide with the launch of The Acorn Book of Contemporary Haiku, compiled and edited by Kevin Bailey and Lucien Stryk.

Competition read-in.

The actors performed Autumn Acorns.

The read-in winners were Roy Batt and Rudi Haskell. They will return for the read-in final at the end of the Spring 2001 season.

10th December

This event, introduced by William Cookson, was a co-production with Anvil Press to coincide with the launch of William Cookson's A Guide to the Cantos of Ezra Pound. The attendance was surely a record for Piccadilly Poets, with extra seating having to be brought in from another part of the Centre.

Competition read-in.

The actors performed But the Light Sings Eternal, a celebration of the work of Ezra Pound. William Cookson read from his book several of the Cantos and some of his commentary on them.

The read-in winners were Celia Barry, Jane Elder and Lynne Knowles. They will return for the read-in final at the end of the Spring 2001 season.

Venues

The Diorama Arts Centre
34 Osnaburgh Street, NW1 3ND
0207-916-5467.
Nearest tube: Great Portland Street or Warren Street. 

Piccadilly Poets
Enquiries to PO Box 22026, London SW2 5WD or 01908-340379 or e-mail us.

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For other poetry information, try The Poetry Kit This page last updated 13th December 2000