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New Poems from Southend Poetry Group
Poets from Southend have launched their 25th collection, Southend Poetry 25.
The new anthology demonstrates the range of talent in the group. Since the first collection was produced in 1985, when Essex Countryside magazine reviewed the pamphlet under the caption 'Southend's Bright Spirits,' the group has published a collection each year containing work by writers active in the area.
This latest booklet includes poems by 28 writers, including Derek Adams, whose collection Everyday Objects, Chance Remarks has recently been published by The Littoral Press (http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/mervyn_linford/press.htm), and local historian Ian Yearsley, whose new poetry collection Tears of Poignancy is also available from the author (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ianyearsley/).
The group has now published over 900 poems by more than 80 writers, a remarkable record of consistency for a local poetry group. With several writers making their first appearance in this year’s anthology, the group maintains its tradition of bringing new talent together with some of the more widely published Southend poets.
Just 3 poets, Mervyn Linford, Adrian Green and former BBC Essex poet Katie Mallett have been represented in every issue since 1985. The annual publications provide the group's writers with a platform in print, and readers with a view of the breadth of talent in the area.
The group, which meets at 8.00pm on the first Wednesday of each month upstairs in the Naval and Military Club, 20 Royal Terrace, Southend on Sea, welcomes anyone who has an interest in poetry to come along to one of their meetings.
For further information on the SOUTHEND POETRY GROUP, visit our web site by clicking the click below:
Southend Poetry Group Website
A Poem from the 21st Anthology
Bridge
A gentle climb
Over railway line
Past pavement cafes,
Palms and trade
Parades
A lofty prospect
Of the sea
by Phil Bartlett
Acknowledgement - 'Bridge' has been selected by Southend Borough Council to form part of the bridge support artwork on the re-furbished road bridge at Westcliff Station.
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