Category: Open mic
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in Blog, Event, Fiction, Flash, Group, Open mic, performance, Poetry, Prose, Spoken word, Uncategorized, Workshops, WritingRiverside Writers – Thursday 16th July 10am – 12noon, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale Riverside Writers this week will be a chance to learn and improve skills for reading (performing) your work to an audience and using a microphone. The session will be delivered by Seamus and Eileen and is a great chance…
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Writing in Rochdale this week
1 – Poetry Café, Tues 7th July – 6.00 to 8.00pm – Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough Poetry café is an open mic style poetry event held on the first Tuesday of the month (please note there will be no session in August). All are welcome either to read some of their poetry, or favourite…
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Lots of Writing Events in June
Tuesday 2nd June, 6pm – 8pm – Poetry Café – Coffee on the Corner Littleborough This relaxed and friendly open mic style poetry event takes place on the first Tuesday evening of the month. Always a great variety of poets to listen to and of course you are welcome to read some of your own,…
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Lots of writing opportunities in May
Poetry Café, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough, 6pm to 8pm – Tuesday 5th May Come along to share or listen to poetry a great open-mic style event. There is always a great variety of poetry and should you wish to read (your own work or favourites) please let Seamus know on arrival so you can…
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Riverside Writers Workshop, Poetry Café and a New Online Writing Group
Riverside Writers Workshop – Crystal Thursday 30th April, Rochdale Central Library, 10am to 12noon – Free This week Seamus Kelly will be leading a workshop entitled Crystal. Apart from it’s chemical and physical meaning Crystal is very much associated with Clarity. In this session we will look at, and get to try, some of the…
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Marching into Spring
The first week of March is another one full of creative writing opportunities and events. Tuesday 3rd, 6pm to 8pm – Poetry Café, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough A welcoming and supportive open mic style evening with great poetry and atmosphere. The event is free so please support our venue by purchasing some of…
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February starts with plenty of creative writing
This week there are several great creative writing events in Rochdale as well as our own weekly Riverside Writers session. Here are the details in brief: Monday 2nd February, Northern Rascals, 5pm to 6.30pm, Rochdale Northern Rascals are bringing a special creative session to Richard Street Studios on Monday and have invited members and…
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Merry Christmas from Riverside Writers
So this evening is Christmas Eve and in the morning Santa will be coming round with lots of new words, hopefully some books and ideas to write about. In the meantime Bob Tench, haiku specialist, who has attended Poetry Café in recent months, has sent the following for our readers. some good some laden this…
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Alternative Christmas – Thursday 18th December
Rochdale Central Library 10am to 12 noon This Thursday sees the final Riverside Writers session of the year so we will have a bit of a celebration – mince pies and lots of poetry and prose. We’ll have a theme of ‘Alternative Christmas” and invite members to bring something to read or to write…
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Poetry Café – The Legend of Krampus – Rochdale Laureate
There is plenty of creative writing activity in Rochdale as we head into December, so sharpen your pencils, fill your pens and join us. Poetry Café Tuesday 2nd December, 6pm to 8pm, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough On Tuesday evening the Poetry Café, open mic event, returns to the excellent Coffee on the Corner…
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Poetry Café and Riverside Writers Workshop
Poetry Café, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough Tuesday 7th October, 6pm to 8pm Come along and share your poetry, read a favourite piece or enjoy listening to those performing, in the cosy café with lovely homemade cakes, excellent hot drinks and available since last month a glass of wine. If you wish to read please…
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Introducing Poetic Form (and function) – Thurs 11th September
ROCHDALE CENTRAL LIBRARY – 10am-12noon At Riverside Writers this week Seamus Kelly will lead a workshop introducing some of the ways in which poets can structure their work. It might sometimes seem that Free Verse has no structure at all and other forms like Sonnets, Odes or Villanelles seem to be overloaded with “rules”. Of…
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When September Comes
Riverside Writers Schools reopen and following a great visit to Chetham’s Library yesterday the Riverside Writers return to our weekly creative writing session in Rochdale Central Library every Thursday morning from 10am to 12noon. On Thursday 4th September Seamus Kelly will be running a workshop entitled “Fantastical” where we will be taking inspiration from a…
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Planning for September
Whilst Riverside Writers are having a little break from workshops during August we are still meeting on Thursday mornings to discuss, read, writer and share our creative writing. In September we will resume our weekly workshops and there are also new opportunities coming up: The Poetry Café events will resume at Coffee on the Corner…
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Café, Beauty and Rewinding
Another busy week with plenty of opportunities for creative writers. Tuesday 1st July, 6pm to 8pm, Poetry Café, Coffee on the Corner, Littleborough This evening, Tues 1st July, the Poetry Café takes place at Coffee on the Corner in Littleborough. All welcome to come along and share your poems or join our audience. As always…