Category: Poetry
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Rage
Thursday 24th April, 10am to 12noon This week we will have a session with a side to it. We all know the feeling, not just a bit miffed, cross, or even livid, but enraged. What do we do about it? As writers we can write the anger and emotion into our characters, our stories or…
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Rochdale Town Hall
Thursday 17th April 2025 This week the Riverside Writers will be concentrating on Rochdale Town Hall. At the end of May we will be holding an event in this celebrated architectural gem which has recently been brought back to its former magnificence. In preparation for the event we will bring along our Town Hall, Rochdale…
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Writing and poetry into April
After putting the clocks forward this weekend grab your notebooks and pens for a busy start to April. On Tuesday 1st April from 6pm to 8pm you can share your poetry at Poetry Café at Coffee on the Corner in Littleborough. We love to hear your poems, other favourite poems. If you want to read…
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Dialogue workshop
Thursday 27th March 2025 The theme for this week’s session in Rochdale Central library is “dialogue” with a workshop being delivered by Eileen Earnshaw who has given us an alternative title of “He said, she said”. The topic should provoke plenty of conversation, and writing, at our regular time from 10am to 12noon. We’d love…
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Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Writing Workshop, 20th March 2025 Back in 1968 the famous line attributed to Andy Warhol appeared in the brochure for an exhibition of his work. Now many years later there are many ways that people seek that fame through social media, reality Tv shows etc. It seems appropriate therefore that this week Eileen Earnshaw will…
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Concision
Writing workshop – Thursday 13th March 2025 Riverside writers next session, in Rochdale Central Library, will feature a workshop from Seamus Kelly titled “Concision”. Keeping word counts under control can make writing more powerful. Why not join us and write just a few words in a relaxed no pressure workshop Our sessions are free of…
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Pancake Day Poetry Café
Tuesday 4th March 2025, 6pm to 8pm Poetry Café is an entertaining and thought provoking evening with a range of great poetry friendly. This welcoming open mic event was launched last year by Liz White and Seamus Kelly and is hosted by Café on the Corner in Littleborough. The event is free but we’d ask…
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Graveyards, Priories, Watch Houses and Ghosts
Thurs 20th February 2025. This week the Riverside Writers are being treated to a workshop facilitated by Ray Stearn. With the title of “Graveyards, Priories, Watch Houses and Ghosts” this promises to be a bit dark, maybe a bit spooky and with Ray at the helm it is sure to be entertaining and fun. Looking…
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Boom! Then the sky fell in
This evening we enjoyed, “Poetry Café, an excellent evening of poetry from 10 local poets at Coffee in the Corner in Littleborough. Next on Thursday morning, 6th February, Riverside Writers will feature a workshop entitled “Boom! Then the sky fell in” from Eileen Earnshaw. Expect inspiration and ideas from what promises to be an enjoyable…
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Poetry Café starts a busy writing week
Three creative writing events take place next week. On Tuesday 4th February the open mic Poetry Café returns for the first time since Christmas. We are hosted by the excellent Coffee on the Corner in Littleborough where you’ll be welcome, and strongly encouraged, to try some of the excellent brews and delicious cakes. The free…
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Creating Christmas Chills
12th December 10am to 12noon Among the various traditions around Christmas, and indeed Winter, is one of ghost stories. For our final workshop of 2024 we will look at the genre and create some Winter Chillers of our own. With just a couple of weeks until Christmas this is an ideal chance to write something…
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December Traditions
Thursday 5th December 10am – 12noon As we arrive in the last month of the year Riverside Writers will have a workshop themed on some of the traditions we have built around this winter month and around Christmas. Whether your traditions include hibernating or singing out loud to The Pogues there will plenty of opportunity…
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Thursday 28th November
No, no, no, no, no, November This week the Riverside Writers session will feature a workshop from Eileen Earnshaw. With the unusual weather lately it sometimes feels like we’ve gone straight to Winter having largely skipped Autumn – that’s just the kind of notion that inspires poets, and Eileen is both inspired and inspirational so…
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Thursday 21st November – Developing and Editing Session
This Thursday morning the Riverside Writers session, being our third session of the month, is a chance to bring along copies of some of your writing to share with the group and chat about how it might be developed and edited. The session will be supportive and friendly and is really useful for those wanting…
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Workshop session – Thurs 14th November
10am to 12 noon, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside This week Seamus Kelly will be leading a workshop to get the creativity flowing. There will be a variety of techniques to help hone our skills and stir our imaginations. Expect to find yourself writing the unexpected. Of course we’ll have fun doing so. As…