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What Rhymes with Wigan?
Wigan Library is looking for poets and poetry lovers from across the
borough to join its new Poetry Group.
The group, which will meet monthly in the Gallery at Wigan Library, is a
chance for everyone who loves poetry to get together and share old
favourites and explore new and unfamiliar verse.
Members could be poets reading their own work, or readers who want to
share the poetry that has inspired them, impressed them, or made them
laugh.
Stephen Lythgoe, Wigan Libraries' Reader in Residence, says: “Poetry
Groups are great fun, a chance to share your delight in language with
others and to hear poems you maybe wouldn't have come across otherwise.
Everyone gets a chance to contribute, and you could meet new friends. "
As part of Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s vision Getting Wigan
Active, Wigan’s Library services are continually looking to provide
opportunities for people to become more active in their community and be
mentally stimulated.
“The continued popularity of the Words Literary Festival has shown that
there is a real appetite for literature and poetry in particular in the
Wigan Borough,” continues Stephen. “We want to harness that thirst for
language and have some fun at the same time.”
The first meeting of the new group will take place between 4.30 and
6.00pm on Thursday, 27th October.
Poetry enthusiasts should bring along a few favourite poems and feel
free to share their ideas about how the group can grow and develop.
Everyone is welcome, and refreshments will be provided.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org
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