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Release 26 08 2022

“My Life, you see” a new book of Martina Thomson’s poetry

Martina Thomson’s life as actor, artist, art therapist, potter and poet, and marriage with David Thomson writer and radio producer fed these beautifully written poems which come from a perceptive and truthful mind. 9781905082797 80 pages Published 1 Sept 2022. Books available now from Central Books Martina Schulhof was born in Berlin in 1925 to [ … ]

Recording 26 11 2020

Eve’s beautiful voice

It was a joy to hear Eve Pearce reading on BBC Woman’s Hour, 23 Nov 2020, at 39 minutes into the programme.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000plz8

Notices 03 09 2020

Poetry in cyberspace

Torriano Meeting House is not hosting live readings at the moment due to covid compliance. However the community of poets continues to read together and grow with Torriano in Cyberspace hosted by the fierce head poet, Dan Kennedy. It takes place on Zoom 7.30pm on Sundays. The link can be found on the Torriano website [ … ]

Release 23 10 2019

Gone

Leah Fritz’ new pamphlet, Gone, will be launched a Torriano Meeting House on 27 October 2019. Leah Fritz, New York born, was a member of the U.S. peace, civil rights and women’s movements. She has lived in London since 1985. Here are poems for Howard, her late husband of 62 years; remembrance of literary and [ … ]

Release 21 02 2018

This is the Band

We are delighted to announce the launch of Pauline Sewards‘ new book on Sunday 11 March at Torriano Meeting House, 7.30pm. Pauline Sewards speaks for the oppressed, for the wicked state of society and for its less successful members with a very individual viewpoint. She has a lyric gift.

Notices 30 08 2017

Free Verse 2017

We’ll be at the Free Verse Poetry Book Fair again this year with a stall. Saturday 30th September 2017 at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square in London! Also there will be Hearing Eye poets reading in Red Lion Square garden at 3.30pm: Pauline Sewards, Peter Phillips and Hylda Sims. Pauline’s first collection ‘This is the [ … ]

Reviewed 20 11 2016

Saying it with Flowers

A great review essay by Joan Michelson of Peter Phillips’ new pamphlet in London Grip. “With his low-keyed, understated but surprising manner, his subtle manipulation of the spoken, unobtrusive image and spare narrative, Peter Phillips buries bullets (if not land mines). They lie in the text like his snowdrops who didn’t see daylight for years and [ … ]

Notices 20 11 2016

Writers workshops

Poetry workshops led by Hearing Eye poet and regular Torriano host, Lisa Kelly. Saturdays 1-5pm. September 24th; October 15th; November 19th. £19 /£15 per day. Book with Lisa by email: lisakellyuk[at]yahoo[dot]com ‘From Page to Stage Poets’ led by Lisa Kelly. A unique opportunity for up to six poets to develop a set of poems for [ … ]

Notices 04 10 2016

Organ and poetry

Hearing eye has just published four poems by Peter Phillips are from a series ‘Saying it with Flowers’, that makes imaginative connections between lives of plants and human actions. The poems, in settings of fear and danger, inspired the composer David Loxley-Blount’s composition Duoset, four pieces for organ and solo instrument. The first performances take [ … ]

Notices 25 08 2016

Poetry workshops

led by Hearing Eye poet Lisa Kelly at Torriano Meeting House, London NW5. Saturdays 1-5pm. September 24th; October 15th; November 19th. £19 /£15 per day. Book with Lisa by email: lisakellyuk[at]yahoo[dot]com ‘From Page to Stage Poets’ led by Lisa Kelly. A unique opportunity for up to six poets to develop a set of poems for performance [ … ]