‘The Mind’ and ‘Humour’ were the themes explored in today’s Poetry with Friends @ Whitley Bay Library.

Poetry by Robert Browning, Jean Sprackland, Spike Milligan, Carol Ann Duffy, John Clare, Natalie Smith, Wendell Berry and more led to debate about school, mental health and well-being, Venice, Dartmoor, Cambridge, Whitley’s Jam Jar Cinema  and…themes for future sessions.

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Future dates for Poetry with Friends @ Whitley Bay Library:

  • October 30th. The theme is ‘Otherness’
  • November 13th. The theme is ‘Secrets’
  • November 27th. The theme is ‘Previously…’
  • December 11th. Attendees to bring their own poems…or ones by favourite poets.

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