Monday 12 December 2011 at 8:00 pm at Alexanders Theatre Bar, Rufus Court, Off Northgate, Chester CH1 2JG. Entry £2/£3.
This year’s December Zest! will be an open floor night without a guest poet.
* We will announce the results the Zest! mini poetry competition ably adjudicated by Colin Watts.
* The three Zest followers who each won a 3-poem reading slot (at the December 2010 Zest! Raffle) will be invited to come forward and take up their reading slots.
* We will announce the Zest! programme for 2012
Most importantly, please bring your poems or a favourite poem by someone else, to read / perform. Or if you prefer, just come and listen!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Zest! Dates for your diary.
Monday 12 December 2011 (End of Year Open Floor)
Monday 19 March 2012 (Guest poet: Angela Topping)
Monday 21 May 2012 (Guest poets: Jake Campbell and Sarah Maclennan)
Monday 1 October 2012(Guest poet: Tom George)
Monday 3 December 2012 (End of Year Open Floor)
Hope to see all of you there!
Monday 19 March 2012 (Guest poet: Angela Topping)
Monday 21 May 2012 (Guest poets: Jake Campbell and Sarah Maclennan)
Monday 1 October 2012(Guest poet: Tom George)
Monday 3 December 2012 (End of Year Open Floor)
Hope to see all of you there!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Change is in the air!!
There are some changes about to happen with respect to Zest! But Good Ones, really good ones. All will be revealed at the next Zest! night on Monday Dec 12th. Also to be revealed are the 4 prizewinners in our Zest! competition - thank you to all those of you who had a go - we had some amazing poems and Colin Watts had a hard time making a decision. But he has, bless him, and there will be prizes for all 4 people. Plus the usual cheerful night of poems from the floor and, as we have no guest that night, there will be more time for readers. So be sure to come along and make the most of that!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
October Zest!
A great night on the 10th October, with good poems and varied subjects.
I'll post more about it soon but for now I want to thank all of you who entered our mini-competition;we had a bumper entry! Our guest poet, Colin Watts, who is kindly going to adjudicate, went home with a large envelope full of poems.
And Colin also gave a really excellent reading of his own work. Just the right tone too - laughter, sadness, wry commentary, and beautiful, tender images, the lot! I wonder if anyone was trying to peel their breakfast orange the Zen way this morning?!!
I'll post more about it soon but for now I want to thank all of you who entered our mini-competition;we had a bumper entry! Our guest poet, Colin Watts, who is kindly going to adjudicate, went home with a large envelope full of poems.
And Colin also gave a really excellent reading of his own work. Just the right tone too - laughter, sadness, wry commentary, and beautiful, tender images, the lot! I wonder if anyone was trying to peel their breakfast orange the Zen way this morning?!!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Another Zester Book Launch!
Hello all Zest! followers.
Just to let you know that Chris Kinsey, a regular performer at Zest! and also a previous guest poet at Zest! will be launching her third book "Swarf" at Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys on Sept 15th 2011. 7.30 pm, and admission is £5. I have read the book and can heartily recommend it!
Also reading at this launch will be Andy Croft, publisher of Smokestack Books, Rosie Bailey, partner of the late U A Fanthorpe, Kaite O'Reilly who recently won the Ted Hughes Poetry prize, and our very own Jane Dards who, like Chris, is a regular performer at Zest!
It promises to be a very good event, and the gallery is a really beautiful venue; plus there is easy parking around it. A perfect evening out..
All these Zesters publishing books - it must be that Zest! is a Very Good Thing! And so it is, of course.
Just to let you know that Chris Kinsey, a regular performer at Zest! and also a previous guest poet at Zest! will be launching her third book "Swarf" at Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys on Sept 15th 2011. 7.30 pm, and admission is £5. I have read the book and can heartily recommend it!
Also reading at this launch will be Andy Croft, publisher of Smokestack Books, Rosie Bailey, partner of the late U A Fanthorpe, Kaite O'Reilly who recently won the Ted Hughes Poetry prize, and our very own Jane Dards who, like Chris, is a regular performer at Zest!
It promises to be a very good event, and the gallery is a really beautiful venue; plus there is easy parking around it. A perfect evening out..
All these Zesters publishing books - it must be that Zest! is a Very Good Thing! And so it is, of course.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Book Launch!!
Colin Watts, our October guest, is launching his new collection (The Tree House Headland Press) at the Basement, Everyman Theatre, Hope St, L'pool on Monday, June 20th: 7- 10pm. All welcome. Anyone who's been to Dead Good Poets' nights will know this is their regular home. There will be music, poetry, and laughter. Mandy Coe is compering. It would be really great if a few Zesters would like to come and support this event.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Competition Judge
Dear Zesters!
Colin Watts, our guest poet for October's Zest! has kindly agreed to judge our mini-competition.
So do start bringing your 4-lines-only poems on 'Games' to Zest! Next one is Monday June 13th, when our guest is Gail Ashton.
Here's a brief quote from one of Gail's poems:
"an angel..
comes skidding down,
skirts flying up and mug in hand,
lights up a cigar.."
(From "Ghost Songs", published by Cinnamon Press)
See you all on the 13th June when Gill McEvoy will be hosting the night, and she looks forward to seeing each one of you again, and to hearing your poems!
Colin Watts, our guest poet for October's Zest! has kindly agreed to judge our mini-competition.
So do start bringing your 4-lines-only poems on 'Games' to Zest! Next one is Monday June 13th, when our guest is Gail Ashton.
Here's a brief quote from one of Gail's poems:
"an angel..
comes skidding down,
skirts flying up and mug in hand,
lights up a cigar.."
(From "Ghost Songs", published by Cinnamon Press)
See you all on the 13th June when Gill McEvoy will be hosting the night, and she looks forward to seeing each one of you again, and to hearing your poems!
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