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UNDER MILK WOOD began Norman Warwick´s love affair with words

In 1988, George Martin produced an album version, featuring more of the dialogue sung, with music by Martin and Elton John, among others; Anthony Hopkins played the part of "First Voice". 

POET with a capital P, politician with a small p

There remain some grainy, scratchy recordings of Frost reading his work, and there is an element of the tones of voice we would later associate perhaps with such books and filsm as Tales of Lake Woebegone. Nevertheless´I somehow associate Frost with Townes Van Zandt lines that ´we do what we do for the sake of the song. That inversion was there to serve the poem, not to show the poet.
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THE WEEKEND WALKABOUT: Pass It On (volume 4)

come walk with us,... from ireland to Lanzarote, to Reading and North to Hot (Manchester) Biscuits to rapping, brainstorming . Join with folk on the move.

ONE ARTIST´S VIEW: Seamus Kelly shares his vision

On 2nd August a brand new project was launched in Littleborough, the brainchild of artist, and writer, Liz White, who realised that many older people and people with visual impairments are not able to access poetry. Based in Hare Hill House I delivered a series of 6 two hour workshops using the Park, House, Littleborough and their history for inspiration.

Lanzarote Poetry Festival 2023 VERSOS, VOLCANOES Y VIENTO (Spanish edition)

Encontramos un lugar para sentarnos y escuchar mientras los veinte poetas invitados leían cada uno un poema, con el tema del título del festival Versos, Volcanes y Vientos. A lo largo del concierto fui dudando cada vez más de mis derechos para estar en esta compañía. Comencé a preocuparme de que el poema que había seleccionado podría no ser tan apropiado como podría haber esperado. Escuché palabras que no podía entender ya que los poemas en español estaban todos bellamente leídos. Cada lector produjo un ritmo suave y una cadencia cuidadosa y entregó su trabajo con el respeto que merecía. No parecía nada salvaje aquí, (¿cómo podría haber allí en el paraíso?) pero, sin embargo, se hizo referencia al cambio climático y las necesidades sociales.

Lanzarote Poetry Festival 2023: VERSOS, VOLCANOES Y VIENTO

The first thing that struck me, (if we don´t count that lightning a few years ago) was the politeness, the courtesy and the attentiveness of the people around the square. It was typical of Canarian good manners, with audience members properly listening, and my fellow poets also paying me the courtesy of listening to the words. That is a long way from the sound of pints being served and slurped,  tills clanging, and the barmaid shouting ´time gentlemen, please´ just before I was due to read, all of which was part of soundtrack to many readings in  England.

VERSES, VOLCANOES AND WIND: exclusive interview with poet Mercedes Minguela

the poem always helps the poet to know himself every day a little more and his readers probably too.

VERSOS, VOLCANES Y VIENTO

Porque la poesía es belleza que humaniza el mundo y me hace parar y mirar hacia dentro. Por ello cada día disfruto mucho más leyendo y escribiendo poesía
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LET THE MUSIC PLAY ON

“In Yaiza we have a program of artistic performances to promote culture and also to revitalize shopping and tourist areas and thus help boost commerce. Now we have had the opportunity and the confidence of the Sunset Canarias Festival and here we have been able to please our people and the people of Lanzarote”, .Sunset Festival is a commitment of the Government Of The Canary Islands And The Federation Of Hotel and Tourism Entrepreneurs of Las Palmas with the support of the Yaiza City Council. 
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POESIA CORPORAL  BY LANZAROTE ARTIST a body of work by Adriyana Hodge

Being restlessly intrigued is part of the DNA of many artists, and even so soon after the success of last year´s publication, Adriyana has taken the work a few steps further down sidetracks & detours, with some of the photographs now being included, along with newer work in an exhibition called Secret Places Of Lanzarote.