East Coker Poetry Group
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Trevor Pearce
Group member Trevor Pearce presents an evening detailing his poetic journey.
He writes “I hope it is a celebration of my fifty years of writing poetry, how it has changed from a purely personal, hidden activity to a shared passion which has helped me define my life”.
Should be a lively, entertaining and thoughtful evening.
Lorraine Mariner - Poetry and in conversation with Maya Pieris
Lorraine Mariner grew up in Upminster and attended Huddersfield University where she read English, and University College London where she read Library and Information Studies.
She now works at the National Poetry Library in London.
She has had several poetry collections published including Furniture and Bye for Now and was shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize in 2008.
Essentially an ‘Urban’ poet, her poetry is distinctive and succinct and always interesting. She will talk about her work at the National Poetry Library and the poems that inspire her along with some of her own work.
Maya Pieris will be presenting this evening and reading some of the poetry.
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