Category: Poetry
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August 2026 - Birds of a Feather
POETRY GROUP Our intrepid poetry lovers fought their way through the searing heat of a Barnard Castle morning to meet at Group HQ and discuss “Birds”. Maya Angelou The song of the caged bird is deceptive. It is not a sign of happiness but a cry for freedom: And his tune is heard on the… Read more
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July 2026 - Choices
Our theme this month was ‘Choices’, which provided a wide range of poetry from the melancholic to the reflective and/or religious as well as the humorous. We began with Leonard Cohen singing If it be your will, a beautiful song / poem about God’s will and his choices for us. If there is a choice Let… Read more
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May 2026 - Irish Poets
The theme this month was Irish poets. Who would most probably spring to mind? Seamus Heaney, you would think? However, everyone thought that he was going to be chosen and looked elsewhere. The other most famous of Irish poets, W B Yeats, was represented in two poems. The first, An Irish Airman Foresees His Death… Read more
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April 2026 - Poetry by American Writers
Six of us met to look at poetry by American writers. We started with a poem by Langston Hughes called 'Daybreak in Alabama'. This was published in 1940 and envisages the poet composing music which will bring together people of all races in harmony:'In that dawn of music when IGet to be a colored composerAnd… Read more