Latest Events
FREE Structured Poetry Workshop
with Jo Munroe
Shepton Mallet Library
Saturday 21st September 2024
10.00am -1.00pm
Ever fancied trying your hand at writing a sonnet or even a
villanelle? Try out these and other structured poetry forms at a fun
FREE workshop with local writer, Jo Munroe, funded by Literally
Shepton.
Please bring your laptop/notebook and pen.
The event is free of charge but spaces are limited – click here to book
FREE Final Approach: My Father and Other Turbulence
with author Mark Blackburn
Shepton Mallet Library
Saturday 28th September 2024
12.00am -1.00PM
Meet Mark Blackburn as he introduces and reads from his premier novel ‘Final Approach’. which charts the turbulent flightpath between a jetsetting father and a planespotting son.
The 1970’s were the final gasp of the Golden Age of Flying. Mark grew up amidst this fuel-guzzling splendour, with airports his playground of choice. He came to adulthood well-heeled and well-travelled, However, he has to contend with his multimillionaire father. Luxury cars, Private planes. Racing stables. Foreign Mistresses. Paranoia, bullying and power plays. At the centre was the inescapable pull of the father. Half memoir and half travelogue, wrapped in an ode to planespotting, this is one man’s journey to break free.
The event is free of charge but spaces are limited – click here to book
FREE 'Literally Found in Shepton' Poetry Workshop
with Polly Hall
Shepton Mallet Library
Saturday 5th October 2024
10.30am -1.00pm
Found Poetry is a form of poetry art that uses existing text or ‘found’ words to create new poems. An environmentally conscious form of word recycling! Using existing texts from old books, used newspapers, magazines and other printed materials found in Shepton Mallet. Join this fun, experimental workshop.
No experience required, all materials provided.
The event is free of charge but spaces are limited – click here to book
