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We Wrote An Apology To Plenty Of Fish And A Letter To Brexit Voters And Though A  Plump Rapper Sang A Cheerleaders Song We All Got On For Pete's Sake

We Wrote An Apology To Plenty Of Fish And A Letter To Brexit Voters And Though A  Plump Rapper Sang A Cheerleaders Song We All Got On For Pete’s Sake

As Words And Music regulars will know our October event is always an interesting one, coming as it does in the run up to National Poetry Day. This means that this particular week is a very busy time to be a poet with more events than usual to attend. So it was with a sense of anticipation that Jen and I looked forward to a cracking night to get this party started.

As we reached 8 o’clock It was…

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When Cheeky Boys Met Karaoke Queens We Talked Of Childhood Days  And When We  Went To The Rock Jam Night We Knocked On Heaven's Door 

When Cheeky Boys Met Karaoke Queens We Talked Of Childhood Days  And When We  Went To The Rock Jam Night We Knocked On Heaven’s Door 

​It seems slightly mad that my post on the June Words And Music event is being posted nearly a after the July event  has taken  place. Note to self I really must stop misplacing my notebook .That said it  was with a sense of relief that the June edition of Words and Music actually went ahead.  I say this because the May edition of our event had to be cancelled to due to your  host bring unable to…

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When Cheeky Boys Met Karaoke Queens We Talked Of Childhood Days  And When We  Went To The Rock Jam Night We Knocked On Heaven's Door 

When Cheeky Boys Met Karaoke Queens We Talked Of Childhood Days  And When We  Went To The Rock Jam Night We Knocked On Heaven’s Door 

​It seems slightly mad that my post on the June Words And Music event is being posted the day after the July event  has taken  place. Note to self I really must stop misplacing my notebook .That said it  was with a sense of relief that the June edition of Words and Music actually went ahead.  I say this because the May edition of our event had to be cancelled to due to your  host bring unable to…

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When Rabbie's Lass Got Fierce With Words And Mused On Political Valentines We Searched For Silver Linings In A Tapestry Of Talents 

When Rabbie’s Lass Got Fierce With Words And Mused On Political Valentines We Searched For Silver Linings In A Tapestry Of Talents 

Never before in the history of  Words And Music have we held the  April edition of our club before I’ve had to reflect on the events of a March,  but such is the madness of NaPoWriMo that is what’s happened on this occasion and if it ever happens again it’s bound to  be in  the chaos that is such a regular feature of April these days. As I look back on this night I am happy to say that was a…

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The Little Lessons Teach You A Lot About Yourself If You Listen To The Voices In Your  Head

As I prepare for the March edition of Words and Music  it’s time to look back on the events of a very eventful February. To me February is the month when we cast aside our party clothes after the excesses of the festive season and return to a place of normality as we wait to see what the coming year will bring us. It was with this in mind that I allowed myself a quiet smile of satisfaction as we…

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When A Sleeping Princess Was Awakened By A Midnight Lullaby Then I Knew I'd See Tears At The Bells

When A Sleeping Princess Was Awakened By A Midnight Lullaby Then I Knew I’d See Tears At The Bells

Hey Readers As we get ready to enjoy the February edition of Words and Music , It’s time to look back on our first New Year party in our new home.  It is I think fair to say, that as the cultural bells rang in another year we started 2017 in far better spirits than was the case twelve months when that  January saw though we didn’t know it at the time our last ever night at the venue formerly…

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An Eclectic Cultural Selection Box Was Just What I've Always Wanted. (My Review Of The Christmas Last Monday At Rio) 

An Eclectic Cultural Selection Box Was Just What I’ve Always Wanted. (My Review Of The Christmas Last Monday At Rio) 

Hey Readers I start this my 22nd Blogmas post  with a very serious question. When is an event which is usually held on the last Monday of the last month held before the last Monday of the month? The answer is when the event is Last Monday at Rio. Now come on readers especially the poets amongst you I said Last Monday at Rio. The poets should now be shouting Rio as they read this. You see the…

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The Night With Two Endings Was The Night We Saw A Star

The Night With Two Endings Was The Night We Saw A Star

Hey Readers.     As I get ready for the annual festive shenanigans which is the Words and Music Christmas cracker it’s time to look back on the events of magical November in which our featured acts were a mixture of youth and experience and there was the welcome return of some our most popular characters to our cultural family fold. As is now customary I opened the night dead on 8 o’clock and…

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