Tag: Poetry
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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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“Oh, to be a hero” – writing workshop
Rochdale Central Library – Thursday 7th November 10am – 12noon In a busy week for writers the Riverside Writers workshop will be a time to reflect as we approach Remembrance Day (11/11/2024), and Remembrance Sunday (10/11/2024). Eileen Earnshaw will lead a creative writing workshop titled “Oh, to be a hero”. Eileen always leads inspirational workshops…
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Halloween writing session
Thursday 31st October, 10am to 12noon As our regular session this week falls on Halloween Eileen Earnshaw will be delivering a suitably dark workshop. prepare to be afraid…. Everyone, aged 18+, is welcome at the session which will be taking place in Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside.
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Powerful Poetry Events – Sun 27 Oct – Rochdale Town Hall
Hi all, at today’s workshop we were delighted with a turnout of 15 writers, and the range of ideas and quality of work produced was terrific. At the session we mentioned two poetry events in Rochdale Town Hall on Sunday. Both are free events but places need to be booked. They look like they should…
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Writing sessions for October
Riverside Writers next three sessions at Rochdale Central Library will be held on Thursday 17th, Thursday 24th and Thursday 31st October, all sessions from 10am to 12noon. The details of these three sessions are as follows: 17th October – following a successful writing development session last month this will be our second opportunity for our…
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Workshop – Approaching the Door – Eileen Earnshaw
This week, on Thursday 10th October 2024, our regular weekly creative writing session will be facilitated by Eileen Earnshaw. The theme for this session is “Approachig the Door” and Eileen is sure to bring some interesting angles and examples to the theme. Venue is Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale and the free session…
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Workshop – I Come From
26th September 2024 This Thursday the Riverside Writers session will be a poetry/spoken word workshop titled “I come from” delivered by Seamus Kelly. We will discuss the theme, which encompasses time and place, family, community, dreams, and hopes and we will look at some examples of relevant writing, before creating some new work. There will…
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Special Celebration Open Mic Event 13 October 2024
Vicolo del Vino, Rochdale, 7pm Our founding member and superb poet, Eileen Earnshaw, will be celebrating her 80th birthday next month. Eileen has been involved with running a long-standing monthly open mic night in Rochdale at various locations. As from Sunday 13th October these events will have a new venue at Vicolo del Vino in…
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New Writing Development Sessions
In response to suggestions from members, Thursday 19th September 2024, sees the introduction of a new style of session for Riverside Writers. As a group we aim to encourage and support each other in creative writing and we have set a target to produce new writing and prepare it for submission to publishers. To prepare…
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Riverside Writers – new workshop – Endings
Thursday 5th September – 10am to 12noon – Rochdale Central Library Our regular weekly writing group returns from our Summer break this Thursday with a workshop on the theme of “Endings” by Eileen Earnshaw. As always all, aged 18+, are welcome. We look forward to meeting existing and new members.
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Poetry Café – new Monthly open-mic – Littleborough
18:00 – 20:00 – Coffee on the Corner -3rd September 2024 Members and followers of Riverside Writers will be interested to know that this Tuesday sees a brand new monthly poetry open mic event in Littleborough. This will be the first of a monthly event to be held on the first Tuesday of each month.…
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Riverside Writers Summer Celebration – 13th July 2024
Everyone is welcome to our celebration of Summer and creative writing this Saturday, 13th July, from 10am at Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale. There is no need to book, just come along on the day. This free event promises to be both informative and entertaining and a great opportunity to talk about creative…