Anna Meryt Writings: NOT A BAD WORD - POETRY AND MUSIC EVENT

What a night!

Our NOT A BAD WORD poetry event last night in Stroud Green, North London was a beautiful success — full house, warm energy, and powerful voices.

We had 12 great Open Mic-ers including well known poets like Martyn Crucefix, Viv Fogel, David Floyd (always so droll), Christine Vial and others of all levels of experience. It was full of varied and interesting poetry performances and a generations old song from Buddhist friend Sumana.

In the second half ( experienced, booked poets), Maggie Butts opened with her new collection book launch 'Wish', followed by lovely nature poems from Joan Curtis, a short story from Frenchman Bernard Golfier and Stuart Handysides, a former GP, performing an interesting poem called A Memory of Water. Ayfer Orhan, co-host for the event read a lovely poem about a robin, and I did a couple of poems too - one about the day I saw a whale - The Leviathan - soon to be published in my new collection - Catching the Breeze (Tambourine Press) launch day May 9@ The All Good Bookshop Turnpike Lane, 7 pm.

This morning Maggie Butt sent me this lovely comment about the eve -

'This has to be the most lovely and welcoming poetry venue in north London.'

How kind.

Thank you to everyone who came, listened, performed, and supported. Events like these remind us why we write, why we share, and why words matter.

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