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Beautiful words can cheer and support us. Enjoy some wonderful poetry readings by poets and actors here at the Virtual Village Hall or have a go at writing your own. No writing experience necessary.

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Main Image: a photo of Shirley May, Black British poet, smiling at the camera outside, wearing pink and black, beside a pink flower in the garden.

The Telling: Narrative Poetry Workshop

Black History Month 2025

a man sat on the sofa with a cup of tea reading a book

Poetry reading

a close up of someone wearing a blue jumper holding a book open and reading it

National Poetry Day 2024

The Lake District region of the United Kingdom

Poetry writing 2

Blea Tarn Lake District United Kingdom

Poetry writing 5

Beautiful sunrise over the sea

Poetry writing 1

a person writing in an open blank notebook

A seasonal reflection

a mug of coffee resting on a valentine's day poem next to a pen and heart shaped coffee mark

Valentine’s Day poetry reading

Felicity Kendall

Twas the night before Christmas

Part of our Christmas Concert 2020

poet Rowan McCabe

World Poetry Day reading

poet Rowan McCabe

National Poetry Day reading

a pair of hands in a red jump writing a letter surrounded by brown Christmas parcels with red ribbons

A collection of poems

Part of our Christmas Concert 2020

Deck chairs on the beach at the seaside summer vacation

Poetry writing 4

Lake District rainbow over Wast Water Western Fells panorama Cumbria

Poetry writing 3