Tag: Spoken word
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Poetry Café and Riverside Writers
Another week with plenty of opportunity to get our creative writing juices flowing with two local events: Time – by Eileen Earnshaw Rochdale Central Library, Thursday 9th April, 10am – 12noon This week Eileen will be leading a workshop around the concept of time and its use in literature. What a great way to spend…
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Build-a-Story – Thursday 26th March
Rocdale Central Library, Nounber One Riverside 10am to 12noon At our session this week Seamus Kelly will take us on a trip through making stories. Think Build-a-Bear but instead a bear we’ll make stories, instead of picking an outfit we’ll make characters, instead of pumping it full of stuffing we’ll inject ideas and plot. And…
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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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Jan 22nd – Writing Animals
This Thursday 22nd January our workshop led by Seamus Kelly will consider “Writing Animals”. In this session we will consider different approaches, writing from different points of view, and look at some examples (well known and less so). There will be plenty of chance to write and share. This workshop should be informative and help…
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Poetry Events coming up in 2026
As Rochdale enters the final quarter of its year as Town of Culture there are several great poetry events coming up from Rochdale Creates and hosted by Sammy Weaver, Rochdale Poet Laureate. These events will feature some great local talent alongside nationally renowned performers, poets and writers. All events are free of charge but spaces…
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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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The Raven – creative writing workshop, and Poetry Café
Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside, Rochdale On the day before Halloween it feels appropriate to look at the Raven. We will look at the classic, dark, poem by Edgar Allen Poe and plenty of other historical and mythological references to the raven, the largest and cleverest of the corvids. There will be plenty of…
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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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Poetry Karaoke
Rochdale Central Library – Thurs 31st July – 10am – 12noon This week the Riverside Writers will have our last session before a break from our regular workshops through August. We will recommence regular workshops from the first Thursday of September. However anyone who wishes to do so is welcome to meet up in the…
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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…
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Birdlore
Thurs 12th May – 10am – 12noon, Rochdale Central Library, Number One Riverside The Riverside Writers workshop this week will be “Birdlore” by Seamus Kelly. Taking inspiration from folklore, mythology, and legends, involving birds, we will be sharing examples and creating some new pieces. There are classic tales about all sorts of birds including kingfishers,…
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What’s in a picture?
The picture below was taken at the opening of our really super day in Rochdale Town Hall for our Folk Like Us event. We are grateful to the Mayor of Rochdale for opening our event and spending time watching, listening and chatting to audiences and performers. Over 300 people came to the Town Hall and…