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Poetry Can Newsletter May 2011

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Poetry Can Newsletter May 2011 Welcome to the May Poetry Can Newsletter.  Thank you to all the audience and poets who came to Bristol Spring Poetry Festival, it was a great success seeing both page and stage poets reading and performing their work to delighted audiences. Planning for Bristol Poetry Festival 2011 (September 12th to 18th) is now underway and The Poetry Can is pleased to announce that Simon Armitage, Sean O'Brien, Douglas Dunn, Rachael Boast, Katherine Towers, Menna Elfyn, Owen Sheers and Ellie Evans have already been booked to appear.      Weddings have been in the air over the bank holiday weekend and to celebrate, Guardian Online have published a list of ten wedding poems chosen by poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The full list can be found here: www.guardian.co.uk The list includes a poem by Bristol poet Rachael Boast.    The Poetry Can new website is now live. It can be found at the usual address: www.poetrycan.co.uk and features all the usual useful information, but it has a completely new look, however we are still uploading information to some sections of the site, so please be patient if what you are looking for isn't there yet.    In This Issue Poem of the Month Notices Events - Bristol and Bath Park Street Poetry Poem of the Month Lover's Knot for Chloe and Malcolm   From this day forwards we'll push the boat out, let it body us, take us to a place as much mine as yours, past the double oxbow where the blossoms fall, and together we'll learn the ropes: how to pull you in,     how to let you go; let you be as you are, and break the wave of my known world. In a covenant of above and below, may we be confluent with each changing tide; our partnership both the anchor and the flow for all the days of our lives.   Rachael Boast   Notices   Voices of the Pillars A creative writing and performance project to be performed under the flyovers in Hotwells, Bristol as part of the Upfest Festival on Saturday 4 June Creative Writing Workshop  at The Rose of Denmark, Dowry Place, Hotwells on Wednesday 4 May, 7.30 - 9.30 pm FREE An opportunity to write a monologue which will become part of a bigger piece to be presented by the Spoken Voice Chorus underneath the Hotwells flyovers on Saturday 4 June. Bob Walton will lead this free workshop that will give you ideas and inspiration to write a monologue as the voice of a column. No experience necessary. Give it a try. Just bring a pen or laptop. Ffi from Bob Walton tel 9272922 or email waltoncobra@aol.com     Narrative Poets saught Ralph Hoyte is putting together a poetry event in St Andrews Park/Bishopston on 10 July (afternoon only) and needs 2 more performers who are into 'narrative poetry' (poems which tell a story in any form) to do either their own (preferably) or other people's narrative poems. Being 'story poems' they would be expect to be on the long side, about 15-20 minutes long. There will be a small fee. If you are interested please contact Ralph at: ralphdhoyte@gmail.com   Flash 500 Humour Verse Competition Entry fee: £3 for the first poem, then £2.50 for each poem thereafter The closing date is 30th June. The results will be announced within six weeks of the closing date and the three winning entries will be published on the website. Prizes will be awarded as follows: First: £150 plus publication Second: £100 Third: £50 Full details and how to enter can be found on the website: www.flash500.com/index_files/humourverse Poetry School Summer Courses Take a day-long dip in a new technique to broaden your skills, or fill in the gaps in your personal canon. Editing workshop with Roddy Lumsden, London. How do poems get successfully shaped? What are the common mistakes when sending poems out? Roddy tackles these and other issues with you. Found Poems & Free Translations workshop with A B Jackson, London. Sharpen your drafting skills and creative choices with Andy, who's on a rare visit from Scotland. Saturday Sessions with George Szirtes, Cambridge. Feedback on your work in progress - bring along your draft poems. Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes in London - a guided walk & talk round the locations where the two poets once lived and worked, in the company of Graham Fawcett. Surprised into Writing workshop with Cliff Yates, Bristol. New writing exercises to give you shocks, thrills and surprises. Summer Courses A new series of fortnightly courses in various locations this summer. A range of approaches, a choice of things to read, write and think - and a great opportunity for some in-depth attention to your poems in progress. From only £35 per course. Cambridge with Jane Monson & Andrea Porter. Push yourselves and your poems a little bit harder. Exeter with Hannah Silva. Improve your writing and performing skills. Liverpool with Eleanor Rees. Explore image and metaphor, risk the ridiculous and find something new. Middlesbrough with Bob Beagrie & Andy Willoughby. Experiement with form and content. Newcastle with Carolyn Jess Cooke. Develop your formal abilities through discussion and feedback. Nottingham with Matthew Welton. Focus on your writing and develop a strategy for getting published.   Orchard Foundation - Creative Writing for Wellbeing Courses Creative writing for wellbeing courses and training with Fiona Hamilton and Nigel Gibbons at Glenfall House Retreat and Conference Centre, Cheltenham, Gloucs. For further details visit: www.orchardfoundation.co.uk    Weekend Residential Creative Wrting Course - Looe, Cornwall A course for those wanting to reawaken a love of language, explore the imagination and develop confidence as a writer. Led by award winning writer Hannah Silva. Course dates: 17/18/19 June  For full details visit: www.plymouthcourse.com     Mere Literary Festival - Biennial Poetry Competition Deadline- July 4th 2011 Senior judge: Dr. Charles Bennet For full details and an entry form visit: www.merelitfest.co.uk    The Lightship International Poetry Prize Judge: Jackie Kay Prize: £1,000 Deadline: 30 June 2011 Entry fee: £8.00 For previously unpublished poems up to 200 words. Open competition. One poem per entry fee. No restriction on the number of entries. Full details on website: www.lightshippublishing.co.uk    Spoken/Written Bulletin SW website Spoken/Written Bulletin SW covers the entire southwest region and contains a wealth of information about all things live and literary. Sign up now!    www.cartwheels-collective.co.uk/Spoken_Written_Bulletin.html    Professional Development Surgeries The Poetry Can offers free professional development surgeries for poets in the region. These will be available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. To book a surgery call Colin Brown, Director of Poetry Can, on:  (0117) 933 0900  The Poetry Can address The Poetry Can 12 Great George Street, Bristol,BS1 5RH Tel: (0117) 933 0900     website: www.poetrycan.co.uk  e: info@poetrycan.co.uk   Events (chronological) We would like to ask all events organisers to please update us whenever you can at:  info@poetrycan.co.uk or visit www.poetrycan.co.uk to submit your event to the website, and your event will be added to this newsletter.  Events listing as accurate as possible at time of publishing using information received. Bristol Poets Cabaret   Bristol Folk Festival, Fred Wedlock Stage (Hall 2), Colston Hall, Bristol  Date: Sun 1st May     Time: 3.30pm       Price: £45/£40 (Festival Day Ticket)  Trevor Carter hosts a spoken word cabaret including a poetry slam and comedy story telling. Ffi: www.bristolfolkfestival.co.uk   Poetry Unlimited - Cafe Kino, Stokes Croft, Bristol Date: Tues 3rd May     Time: 11.30am     Price: Free Bring a couple of poems to share, another poet's or your own. Theme of the month: Control Ffi: mandd@gentlyblown.co.uk   Bristol Can Openers - Central Library, College Breen, Bristol Date: Thurs 5th May      Time: 12.00      Price: free Featuring: Sara-Jane Arbury. Plus open floor - bring your own work to share. A time to listen to and chat with other poets. Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk    Arts House Open Mic - The Arts House, 108a Stokes Croft, Bristol  Date: Thurs 5th May    Time: 8.30pm      Price: Free A poetry friendly unplugged open mic with alternating hosts Jeremy Toombs and Jules Landau. Ffi: www.theartshouse.org    Performance Poetry Workshop   - Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol   Date: Sat 7th May       Time: 4.00pm      Price: Donations Rebecca Tantony runs a 1 hour workshop open to all.  Ffi: e2windsor@hotmail.com   Zanzibar Cats - Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol Date: Sat 7th May     Time: 5.00pm     Price: Donations As part of the Anarchists Book Fair, Roy Hutchins performs the poetry of Heathcote Williams. Ffi: Lisa Wolfe - 01273 736842 / 07761 453584    Poetry Pulpit - The Left Bank, Cheltenham Rd, Bristol Date: Sun 8th May    Time: 8.30pm    Price: Free (donations) With featured sets from Lucy English, Vanessa Kisuule. Plus open mic (sign up from 8.30pm) Hosted by Sally Jenkinson and Liz Greenfield   Acoustic Night -Halo Cafe Bar, 141 Gloucester Rd, Bristol Date: Mon 9th May   Time: 8.15pm    Price: Free (donations) Bristol's longest running open mic poetry and music night. Sign up from 7.45 for a slot. Ffi: anditrans@hotmail.com Facebook: Fans of acousticnightbristol   Poetry and a Pint - St James Wine Vaults, off Julian Rd, Bath Date: Mon 9th May    Time: 8.00pm    Price: £2 / £1 Open poetry slots- bring your own poems to share Plus special guest: Ash the Rhymer, former Bard of Galstonbury reading from his epic poem Albion Rising. Ffi: Richard Carder: 01225 313531      Hammer and Tongue Bristol - The Left bank, Cheltenham Rd, Bristol Date: Tues 10th May      Time: 8.30pm      Price: £4 Open poetry slam, sign up on the night from 8.00pm With special guests Mark Gwyn Jones and tbc Hosted by Johnny Fluffypunk and Sally Jenkinson   Stand Up Poetry Series 2011 -  BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath Date: Mon 11th April      Time: 7.30pm     Price: £7.50 / £5 concs  Pascale Petit reading as part of Bath Spa Universities Stand Up Series.  Ffi: standuppoetry@live.co.uk     Uni-verse celebrating international poets and poetry   - BRLSI, 16-18 Queens Square, Bath Date: Weds 11th May     Time: 1.00pm    Price: £4 / £2 Ewa Marcinkowska on Contemporary Polish Poetry, and reading her own work. Soft drinks available, bring your own snacks. Ffi: nikkibennett27@hotmail.com     Portcullis Poets -  Eugenie House, 1-3 Royal York Crescent, Bristol  Date: Thurs 12th May   Time: 8.00pm    Price: Free or £1 towards wine Open reading and discussion. Optional theme: Maybe or Perhaps  Bring your own poems or those of others, or just come to listen.   Ffi:jdms@hotmail.co.uk   Arts House Open Mic - The Arts House, 108a Stokes Croft, Bristol Date: Thurs 12th May     Time: 8.30pm      Price: Free A poetry friendly unplugged open mic with alternating hosts Jeremy Toombs and Jules Landau. Ffi: www.theartshouse.org   ASP Poetry Circle -Broadlands School, Keynsham Date: Thurs 19th May      Time: 7.30pm      Price: Free Bring a couple of poems to share, another poet's or your own.  Theme: Parodies Ffi: mandd@gentlyblown.co.uk   Arts House Open Mic - The Arts House, 108a Stokes Croft, Bristol  Date: Thurs 19th May     Time: 8.30pm      Price: Free A poetry friendly unplugged open mic with alternating hosts Jeremy Toombs and Jules Landau. Ffi: www.theartshouse.org    Word of Mouth - Bristol Old Vic, King St, Bristol, BS1 4ED Date: Mon 23rd May         Time: 8.00pm      Price: £12/£10 concs Spoken word performances from some of the UK's most renowned poets hosted by Byron Vincent. Featuring: Polarbear and others Ffi: www.bristololdvic.co.uk     Acoustic Night -Halo Cafe Bar, 141 Gloucester Rd, Bristol Date: Mon 23rd May   Time: 8.15pm    Price: Free (donations) Bristol's longest running open mic poetry and music night. Sign up from 7.45 for a slot. Ffi: anditrans@hotmail.com Facebook: Fans of acousticnightbristol   Lansdown Poetry Night - The Lansdown, Clifton Rd, Bristol Date: Tues 24th May       Time: 8.00pm      Price: Free Round-the-table poetry and discussion group. All welcome to bring one or two of their own poems to read. Ffi: charlesthompson8000@yahoo.co.uk   Arts House Open Mic - The Arts House, 108a Stokes Croft, Bristol Date: Thurs 26th May   Time: 8.30pm      Price: Free A poetry friendly unplugged open mic with alternating hosts Jeremy Toombs and Jules Landau. Ffi: www.theartshouse.org   Park Street Poetry - Boston Tea Party, Park Street, Bristol Date: Friday 27th May     Time: 8.00pm     Price: - First of a new series of readings featuring some of the finest poets in the language. This month: Matthew Caley, Patrick Brandon, John McCullough and Rachael Boast plus singer/songwriter Shaun McCrindle Hosted by David Briggs Ffi: davidbriggs72@btinternet.com       Please remember to check the Poetry Can website for further events news. The website is updated on a weekly basis. Poetry Can is a poetry development agency based in Bristol UK.   Poetry Can believes that poetry has a unique power to explore and express the experiences of life: poetry affects everyone. Poetry Can sees its role as enabling and encouraging as many people as possible across communities to get involved in poetry activity, raising awareness and enjoyment of this powerful art form. Park Street Poetry  Friday 27th May 8.00pm  Boston Tea Party Park St, Bristol    The first of a brand new series of poetry readings featuring some of the finest poets in the language. Featuring: Matthew Caley - a London-based troubadour. His third collection, Apparently (Bloodaxe 2010) is a book luxuriating in the fabulous lie.   Patrick Brandon - a Bristol-based poet and painter. A Republic of Linen (Bloodaxe 2009) is his first collection of poems and it has been shortlisted for the London Festival Fringe Award. John McCullough lives and writes in Brighton. Jhon will be launching his debut collection The Frost Fairs (Salt 2011). Rachel Boast is launching her first collection Sidereal (Picador 2011), a book 'dominated by astral influence and divine chance; but, despite its celestial title, full of terrestrial concerns, the traffic and chaos of the human and natural worlds.' This striking debut announces an important new voice in British poetry. Also performing will be resident songsmith, Bristol-based singer-songwriter Shaun McCrindle.     Hosted by David Briggs, author of The Method Men (Salt 2010) Links Poetry Society Arvon Foundation Cyprus Well The Poetry Library The Poetry Book Society Poetry Archive Writers and Artists Yearbook The Writing Centre Asian Arts Agency  Write Out Loud Poetry Bookshop Poetry Books Contemporary Writers   Supported by Arts Council England

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[Poetry Chaikhana] Rabindranath Tagore - I touch God in my song

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I touch God in my song By Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) English version by Rabindranath Tagore   I touch God in my song           as the hill touches the far-away sea                     with its waterfall. The butterfly counts not months but moments,           and has time enough. Let my love, like sunlight, surround you           and yet give you illumined freedom. Love remains a secret even when spoken,           for only a lover truly knows that he is loved. Emancipation from the bondage of the soil           is no freedom for thee. In love I pay my endless debt to thee           for what thou art.   -- from The Fugitive, by Rabindranath Tagore Amazon.com / Photo by Bill Ward's Brickpile /

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Hi Omss -

Something today the wonderful Bengali poet, Rabindranath Tagore...

...only a lover truly knows that he is loved.

In this poem's few short lines, Rabindranath Tagore marries the bhakti path of utter love for God with the heart of karma yoga's union through action.

In traditional Indian metaphysics, the goal is usually understood to be enlightenment and freedom from the karmic tug that traps us in the cycle of earthly embodiment, "emancipation from the bondage of the soil." But here Tagore challenges the otherworldly approach that often engenders.

Even the spiritual idea of earthly liberation can become a selfish goal. For one utterly in love with God, the paying of that "debt" is simply a labor of love. Every effort, every experience, even suffering, is simply an expression of one's love for God. That is enough right there for the true lover of God. Rather than seeking escape from "the soil," the world is seen as a panorama that offers endless opportunities to worship and experience the Divine.

This is the great vision of karma yoga.

It is also the attitude that finally allows us to be at rest on our spiritual journey, rather than live as a convict on the run. What some see as the prison yard, becomes instead an exercise yard... or a playground! It is a courageous way of acknowledging that freedom is not escape, it is deep presence.

And we find that we live not in fleeting time, but in the ever expanding present moment.

The butterfly counts not months but moments,
and has time enough.

Ivan

 

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