2023 meetings
January: AGM, plus poems on themes of Dilemmas or Frustrations.
March: A poem in a set form.
April: Beachcombing
May: Thoughts on a landscape.
June: Walk on the Wild Side or Adventures.
July: Skyscapes.
September: Results of the EBJ poetry competition.
October: Difference or Conformity.
November: The Old Man in the Brown Hat.
December: Christmas luncheon
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2022 meetings
February: AGM
March: Animals/ Birds
April: Unexpected meeting/ Bowler Hat
May: 7 minute dash. Only one of the following to be decided on the night - to be pulled from a hat! [Windiest/wettest/day/morning/afternoon/evening/night of the year]
June: Plague/ Pandemic
July: Poem for a child or humorous poem
August: meet in a tea garden [to be announced]
September: Edna Bourne-Jones Cup Adjudication Evening [EBJ].
October: The elements
November: Reputation[s]
December: Christmas luncheon
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January: A.G.M. plus poems on the theme of Skin Deep.
All further meetings postponed due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
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2019 meetings
January: A.G.M. plus poem(s) of your choice.
March: Faith (in all meanings of the word).
April: workshop on sonnets and other set forms, with Dr Jon Nay.
May: laughter or satire.
June: a poem beginning or containing the phrase: 'The day I left...'
July: friendship. Venue: Litlington Tea Gardens.
September: E.B.J. Memorial Cup adjudication evening.
October: secrets.
November: darkness.
December: Christmas Luncheon.
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2018 Meetings
January: AGM & no set theme.
March: any theme, set forms.
April: poem on a painting or other work of art.
May: free choice, plus a favourite poem by a favourite poet.
June: deceit and deception.
July: festivals, fairs and fun. Venue: Litlington Tea Gardens.
September: EBJ Adjudication evening.
October: Sandra's '7 Minute Dash' and poems on animals.
November: dreams and fantasies.
December: Christmas Luncheon.
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2017 meetings
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2016 meetings
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January: A.G.M. plus poem(s) of your choice.
March: Faith (in all meanings of the word).
April: workshop on sonnets and other set forms, with Dr Jon Nay.
May: laughter or satire.
June: a poem beginning or containing the phrase: 'The day I left...'
July: friendship. Venue: Litlington Tea Gardens.
September: E.B.J. Memorial Cup adjudication evening.
October: secrets.
November: darkness.
December: Christmas Luncheon.
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2018 Meetings
January: AGM & no set theme.
March: any theme, set forms.
April: poem on a painting or other work of art.
May: free choice, plus a favourite poem by a favourite poet.
June: deceit and deception.
July: festivals, fairs and fun. Venue: Litlington Tea Gardens.
September: EBJ Adjudication evening.
October: Sandra's '7 Minute Dash' and poems on animals.
November: dreams and fantasies.
December: Christmas Luncheon.
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2017 meetings
January: A.G.M. & no set theme.
March: Any theme, set form.
April: Survival.
May: No set theme, but a short workshop: writing for 7 minutes on a word that is revealed on the night.
June: You must use the following phrase anywhere within your poem, 'The last time I saw...'
June: You must use the following phrase anywhere within your poem, 'The last time I saw...'
July: Summer Meeting - Litlington Tea Gardens.
September: E.B.J. Adjudication Evening.
October: Poems written for a child/children.
November: A poem written for an occasion.
December: Christmas Luncheon and festive poems.
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2016 meetings
January: AGM & a poem on The months of the year (or a particular day, week or month).
March: A poem by one of your favourite poets & a poem of your own in their style.
April: Water (in any form, waterfall, river, sea, rain, etc.
May: Memories.
June: Trains, boats and planes, (or) trains (or) boats (or) planes.
June: Trains, boats and planes, (or) trains (or) boats (or) planes.
July: Summer Meeting - Poetry Cafe at The White Horse Inn, Bodle Street Green.
September: E.B.J. Adjudication Evening.
October: Hills, dales, mountains, valleys.
November: Love and Laughter.
December: Christmas Luncheon and festive poems.
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2015 meetings
2015 meetings
January: AGM & a poem on The World Around Us.
March: A
living creature.
April: 40th Anniversary
May: 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta: poems on
freedom of speech, liberty and human rights.
June: A Sussex
Landmark, public or personal.
July: Summer Meeting
Theme: Laughter.
September:
E.B.J. Adjudication Evening.
October: 150th
Anniversary of Rudyard Kipling’s birth: poems by Kipling, about Kipling or in
his style.
November: Travel or a journey.
December: Christmas Luncheon and festive poems.
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2014 meetings
January: AGM & a poem on winter memories.
March: William Blake:
opinions on him, poems by him and one of your own in a similar style..
April: Poems on people you have known, loved, hated or
admired.
May: Flora and Fauna.
June: The
Glories (or otherwise) of June.
July: Summer Meeting A poem on the spirit of summer. (Venue:
Litlington Tea Gardens)
September: E.B.J. Adjudication Evening.
October: Mysticism and/or magic, plus a poem by a
famous poet on the same theme.
November: Poems on
time and/or changing times.
December: Christmas Luncheon and festive poems.
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2013 meetings
January: AGM & a poem on winter or new beginnings.
March: A poem on
woods, fields or hills.
April: A poem about
children or on childhood.
Poetry Reading (Callenders, Hailsham):
May: A poem on the number 13 or other superstitions.
June: A poem by a
favourite poet, plus a poem on a city, town or village.
July: Summer Meeting: A poem on the spirit of summer.
September:
E.B.J. Adjudication Evening.
October: A poem on
living in the 21st Century.
November: A poem in a
set form plus a free choice.
December: Christmas Luncheon and festive poems.
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2012 meetings
January: AGM & The Morning After.
March: The life and
poetry of Rudyard kipling - Guest speaker.
April: A journey -
physical or spiritual.
May: Paganism.
June: A poem of love
or romance.
Summer Meeting: A poem on the spirit of summer.
September:
E.B.J. Adjudication Evening.
October: Ghosts,
beasties and things that go bump in the night.
November: Martyrs or
Armistice.
December: Christmas Luncheon and festive poems.
