The members in the group enjoy reading and discussing a wide range of poems. Each member in turn chooses a poet that they particularly admire and leads the discussion. We have a flexible time schedule for the number of sessions on any particular poet depending on interest and different aspects of the poet’s work.

Our choices over time have been wide ranging, from the Love Poems and the Divine Poems of the sixteenth century John Donne, through Robert Burns, Cecil Day-Lewis and on to contemporary poets like Seamus Heaney and Tony Harrison.

From time to time we include a session where each of us brings a poem of our own choice to share with the others and this always generates lively discussion.

Poetry II is a small group and this makes it possible to share insights and knowledge about the poems under discussion. Each month we focus on either an individual poet, or else we take a theme as our starting point. We look at a wide range of poets, both classical and modern, and have had sessions on Andrew Motion, Dylan Thomas, Fleur Adcock, Robert Burns and several others. Our themed sessions have included animals, flight, urban life and winter. Usually members bring copies of the poems they have chosen so that the rest of the group can read as well a hear the work. All members contribute in this way and we learn from each other.

Poetry 3 is run on the same lines as Poetry 2. There are ten members, each of whom brings a poem or poems to read on a specified topic, or featuring a specified poet; members take turns at choosing a topic or poet. They bring copies of the poems to give out, because it is better for the members to have the text in front of them in order to discuss and understand the work.

At present there are no vacancies.