Book Launch – Anthologies

Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe

Flash Fiction and Young Writer Anthologies fromLitFest

The launch is a HYBRID event and will take place on Zoom and at the Museum of Royal Worcester this Sunday 27th November from 12:30

The talented writers, worldwide for the Flash Fiction competition, and young writers from Worcestershire, entered the Worcestershire LitFest and Fringe competitions and these are the resulting anthologies.© Black Pear Press

The Worcestershire Literary Festival, in partnership with Black Pear Press and The Story Knights, is proud to announce the launch of the Young Writer anthology for 2021 and 2022!

This will be a FREE Live AND zoomed hybrid event -held on SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2022 in the Exhibition Hall of The Museum of Royal Worcester in Severn Street, Worcester WR1 2ND. The event starts at 12.30 pm (finishing at 13.45) but you are warmly invited to come along beforehand and browse the Museum’s gift shop and galleries.

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The Quiet Compere

I am delighted to be back on tech duties – although with this line up, I am not sure how I will concentrate on screen work.

The tour brings together a diverse selection of poets of all ages, cultures, styles and experience, designed to entice an audience that may never have experienced spoken word events before.

Sarah has been running spoken word events under her guise as The Quiet Compere for ten years.

Quiet Compere events are unique. There are no lengthy introductions to poets, no-one is designated as ‘top-of-the-bill’ – all platform performers considered equal in Sarah’s eyes. Each line-up boasts a varied and diverse mix of poets, ranging from established local poets, some new to the scene who are ready to stun audiences with their talent, plus a generous sprinkling of nationally well-known poets and performers.

© Quiet Compere

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Co-Host and performer for the evening: Emma Purshouse
George Bastow
Gracey Bee
Penny Blackburn
Mark Connors
Linda Goulden
Helen Ivory
Jack McLean
Elizabeth McGeown
Jennifer A. McGowan
Mark Pajak

You can find tickets on Eventbrite. Don’t miss it!

Nov 12th

Quiet Compere Live and Online Tour 2022 – Stop 9 – Zoom Finale

Sarah L Dixon, The Quiet Compere of Huddersfield, is taking her showcase and workshop series to new places.

Remembrance Day

Today is Remembrance Day – I have gathered some poems for reflection.

This anthology was compiled whilst I was Worcestershire Poet Laureate (2017-18). It was important to me to represent globally – the international anthology was the first of many online anthologies produced during my tenure.

International Remembrance Anthology

Thank you to all poets who submitted their work.

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inews remembrance day poems 2021 first world war poetry including:  John McRae, Wilfred Owen, Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon, Ivor Gurney, Rudyard Kipling

seven touching remembrance day poems

CWGC Remembrance day poems for reflection

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A Tale of Two Cities II – The Reading

Earlier this week I shared the sizzle… here’s the recording of our Transatlantic reading. Enjoy!

ATOTC II ~ 30/10/22

With gratitude to all participating poets and to Rodger Martin and Polly Stretton for managing this second edition of the project with me.

A Tale of Two Cities II – The Reading

Some poetry events are just magical! Mix the alchemy of Transatlantic poets writing call and response poems and you are sure to have a cracking reading. The power of hearing these poems performed by each poet was fabulous. Added to the words, the reunion of people, not just across the pond but within our own communities.

I have huge gratitude to every poet in this project. Polly Stretton is a marvel and without her, the gleam wouldn’t have been as bright as it was. I appreciate every ounce of work she has delivered since the summer.

We are currently editing the film for YouTube and then over the next few months will compile a print anthology with Black Pear Press.

Watch this space!

Here’s a flavour of what’s to come…

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