December (Winter) 2017

1. Year's End - Paul Deaton. Leona

2. The Host of the Air - WB Yeats. Rob

3. The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner - Randall Jarrell. Donald

4. The Darkling Thrush - Thomas Hardy. Will

5. The Peace of Wild Things -Wendell Berry. Juliette

Thanks also to Sian, Nigel and Hannah 

June 2017 / American Poetry & Lyrics

1. Introduction - Tracing poetical and lyrical influences over 5 historical periods. Donald Johnson

2. Three Things to Remember - Mary Oliver. Julie

3. TBC & TBC. Donald

4. Buffalo Bill’s – e.e. cummings. Jasmine

5. Do Not Speak of the Dead – Cecilia Llompart. Amy

6. Sound Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel. Nigel

7. Poem (TBC) – Michael Doughty. Michael

8. God Blame America – Ted Joans. Rob

9. Boy At The Window – Richard Wilbur. Lorraine

10. The Diamonds on Liz’s Bosom – Alice Walker. Linda

11. Vita Nova – Louise Gluck. Leona

12. To This Day… for the bullied and the beautiful (from Ted Talk) – Shane Koyczan. Juliette

13. A Dream Within A Dream – Edgar Alan Poe. Enora

January 2017 / New Year

1. God Says Yes To Me: Kaylin Haught. Juliette

2. Petra: Rhian Edwards. Tamsin

3. Rag and Bone: Norman MacCaig, Patrick

4. Mid-Term Break: Seamus Heaney. Richard

5. The Bus: Dannie Abse. Heather

6. Mr Bleany: Philip Larkin. Angela

7. Suzanne: Leonard Cohen. Bel 

8. Parents Evening: Rhian Edwards. Erin

9. They'll Say 'She Must Be from Another Country'. Imtiaz Dharker. Kath

10. The Man of Double Deed: Anonymous (Source: The Fall). Nicky