We had a great turnout for our Stanza Group poetry reading at the beautiful Déjà Lu bookshop in Cascais. The weather was horrendous with lashing rain and howling winds off the Atlantic, but we had a crowded room and it was a fun event. I'm already thinking about a venue for the next one. It needs to be bigger and it would be fun to combine it with music and art ...maybe?
I was in London last week and just blown away by Holly McNish at The Cadogan Hall. She is a wonderful poet and performer and reads with tremendous charm. She doesn't need to chuck in f-words to get attention, and I find her poems are sensitive and relevant.
I was also lucky enough to go to an editing workshop with Jane Commane of Nine Arches Press. I learnt more in those two hours than I thought possible and it was very valuable to me. So now to put it all to good use!
