Author Archives: garylongden

Sayings & Asbury Park

Posted on July 9, 2011 by garylongden

“Omit needless words. Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.” –William Strunk, Jr. … Continue reading →

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Where Will You find Me – July

Posted on July 9, 2011 by garylongden

Sat 2nd July- (Day)- Nuneaton Poetry Day, 2pm Slam. Sat 2nd July -(Evening) -Jan Green Memorial Concert Thurs 7th July -Parole Parlate, Worcester Mon 11th July – Prince of Wales,Birmingahm Poetry Society Stanza Society Moseley, 7.30pm Sat 16th July – … Continue reading →

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July Poetic What’s On

Posted on July 9, 2011 by garylongden

Tuesday 5th July Night Blue Fruit, Taylor Johns, Coventry,7.30pm: Free in. Wednesday 6th July, an evening with Ian McMillan and Roy Fisher The Packhorse Inn, Crowdecote. 6 Jul 7:30pm to 9:30pm £8, Child £5, Conc £7 The Packhorse Poets present: … Continue reading →

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Parole Parlate

Posted on July 9, 2011 by garylongden

Little Venice, Worcester This was the first month that Parole Parlate has run without the formidable hosting skills of the “on holiday” Lisa Ventura. So did the mice play while the cat was away? Did profanity and sleaze rule? No, … Continue reading →

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Word & Sound

Posted on July 9, 2011 by garylongden

Worcester Arts Workshop Centre, Cellar Bar, Worcester BILLED as “Midsummer Madness”, this was an event which was part of the Worcester Literary Festival and despite competing with two other events was well attended by both an impressive array of poetic … Continue reading →

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Spoken Worlds

Posted on July 9, 2011 by garylongden

Old Cottage Tavern, Burton upon Trent This was the third event at this new venue, which I suspect means that it is no longer new, and should no longer be described as such. Organiser Gary Carr was rewarded with the … Continue reading →

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A Show for Jan

Posted on July 5, 2011 by garylongden

On the evening of July 2nd I acted as MC for a “Show for Jan”, a memorial show for Jan Green, a leading light on the local Poetry and Amateur Dramatic scene who died at the end of last year. … Continue reading →

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Nuneaton Poetry Day 2nd July

Posted on July 5, 2011 by garylongden

Enjoying poetry can come in many forms. Sometimes it may be in a good book, on other occasions it may be listening to others at a poetry event, or performing oneself, to the converted. But it can also be about … Continue reading →

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Don’t Stop

Posted on July 5, 2011 by garylongden

The moist tenderness of my kiss will dry Your trust will be misplaced The all consuming rage of lovers will falter Leaving only the faint toll of hollow memories What you seek you shall not find here What you think … Continue reading →

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Cambridge 1969

Posted on July 5, 2011 by garylongden

Victorian splendour defines the place Every corner seeping distant echoes A monkey puzzle tree once stood to the right Dull colours burned bright in the summers light Half remembered memories struggling to make sense The shrill cries of childhood transcending … Continue reading →

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