Highgate Poets

Last night we had our monthly poetry event at the Harringay Arms, Crouch End. We heard some wonderful and inspiring poetry from a variety of poets. Chrissy Evangelou fid her inspiring, raw love poetry, Alan Wolson (he of the waxed Daliesque moustachio) shared some of his deftly lyrical and alliterative poetry, Tess our wonderful Jewish le***an poet, a friendship that started when I worked in a criminal justice office at the Angel - lovely story poems about her Jewish grandma,Rosemary Wolfson - what a great performer telling of her naughty teenage years in the 60s (and you look SO respectable Rosemary) and Alex and Michael Jon Pierce , both former Highgate Poets and so different in style ...Alex Allen's carefully placed and sometimes random words, Michael's more formal style.
Finally Mary Duggan and I weaved our various poems throughout the evening. I ended the night with this poem which I wrote a long time ago and seemed to 'strike a cord' ...

Sometimes

Sometimes words
gallop from my mouth
in a disordered rush
and eyes glaze over
under the barrage.

Sometimes,
when its warmth that I feel,
cold razor words fall from my lips
and the distance to bridge
becomes a glacial chasm.

Sometimes words
are so futile and grey
for painting passions
that could explode in a rainbow
of numberless colours
that I despair.

Anna Meryt

This monthly Crouch End event is getting some great poets from Enfield Poets and former Highgate Poets. Come and be entertained and have a pint- or a half (and a packet of crisps too)...
There's OPEN MIC at the beginning.

Highgate Poets is currently suspended until further notice.

Check in at 5.00pm today and every Wednesday for the next three weeks as I read the opening chapters of my novel ALWAYS HERE FOR YOU.

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we will be publishing Miriam Halahmy - Writer's title Always Here For You.

⭐ , 11th February ⭐

Here's the beautiful cover!

Cover artwork 🖌️ Sophie Standing

Friggers of Speech
A new poetry event
30th April 7 30 pm
Poets plus Anna Meryt

On Tuesday 30th April -
Friggers of Speech
at 7.30 pm at the Kings Head, Crouch End, N8. Poets include Anna Meryt plus OPEN MIC

Milverton(Highgate Poet), Anthony Fisher (Enfield Facilitator), Anna Meryt (HP), Mary Duggan (compere) Jack Cooper (HP) ..

Tonight March 2nd 2019 at The Dugdale Centre, Enfield starts 7.30 pm.
HIGHGATE POETS are performing. If you know anyone in the area please share. Its going to be a fun evening.
Here's the line up with bios ... some talented poets:

Anna Meryt
Anna Meryt has been a published poet for many years and has two poetry collections:
Dolly Mix (2014) and Heart Broke (2013). She is the current facilitator of Highgate Poets.
Anna co-edited the Highgate Poets’ Anthology Naming the Clouds (2017). She has also published a memoir (2015) and a non-fiction book for writers (2018).

Milverton Wallace
Milverton Wallace is a former journalist, editor, university lecturer, hackathon organiser,
co-founder of a kids’ coding club and poet.

Jack Cooper
Jack Cooper works in neuroscience research, using fruit flies to understand how the brain
generates complex behaviours. He was shortlisted for the 2018 New Poets’ Prize, and
longlisted for the National Poetry Competition 2017.

Sal Consoli
Sal Consoli is a researcher of Applied Linguists at the University of Warwick. He is constantly
engaged with poetry work with the Brum Stanza group and is now using poetry as part of his research in social services.

Michael Pierce
Michael Pierce is a Director of a Housing Trust and Assistant Principal of a College of Further
Education. Currently he teaches Transcendental Meditation. Michael is the author of Bland Ambition and Other Poems (David Paul Press).

From Miriam Halahmy . calling all Poets! Booking has now opened for the stage adaptation of my novel HIDDEN at The Place Theatre, Bedford, Friday October 12th, 7.30pm. I will be there with family and friends and I do hope you can join us. The play is amazing. Here is the link to book tickets.

The Place - Theatre Shows - Hidden The Place, Bedford - Theatre and Performance Venue

Here's a pome I found today. Love it.

Sunday

I would have swallows nesting in my church
and moss on the pews.

The rest of this poem can be found on the Ink Sweat and Tears website.

by
Samuel Wilson-Fletcher, born in London and now lives in Berlin. Sam has an undergraduate degree in chemistry and a master’s in physics. He is currently working towards a PhD in geology. He has also worked as a waiter, web designer, electrician and teacher.