Friday, 5 August 2011. Underneath the Horse Chestnut Tree. We scattered mum over where her sister lay. My Father seemed smaller somehow as my Brother,. Ready to catch him at any moment,. Walked him out of the churchyard. Beneath the archway where he had once kissed her. The world seemed silent just for them. The sky had grabbed the clouds and held them still,.

Bert Flitcroft grew up in Lancashire, where he was born in 1946, and now lives in the Midlands, where he was Staffordshire Poet Laureate 2015-17. A graduate of Sheffield University, for some time he has been quietly, unassumingly spreading the poetry word as teacher, mentor, workshop leader, poet-in-residence, and reader. He has two collections of poetry published. David Calcutt - poet and novelist. More about Bert and his poetry. In 2017, working with Staffs County Counci.

A place for the discussion of poetry intended for an audience beyond poets. Thursday, March 2, 2017. Are you a poet trying to find inspiration for a great novel? An asolg is the polar opposite of a glose.

Sunday, February 25, 2018. Poetry Reading, The Troubadour, 5 March, 8. Come along and enjoy an evening of poetry, music and prizes! Friday 16 March 2018.

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