Productive Cheltenham Poets’ workshop tonight, led by Roger Turner, considering the topic of clothes in poems. Some fine poems also brought to the workshop for constructive critique. My favourite was Catherine Baker’s which took me straight to Sir Penfro. Great job, everyone!

David Briggs is the guest poet at Poetry Cafe Refreshed Smokey Joe's Chelt this Wednesday, 19 February. We’re looking forward to hearing poems from David’s acclaimed collection, Cracked Skull Cinema, @saltpublishing – and more! Please come; let’s hear *your* voice at the open mic!

In 3 weeks time we March towards the next Piranha. Headliners Sharon Larkin and Jonathan R Muirhead will be at The #Stroud Ale House. Plus open mic. Artwork by Thomas S Brown. Glos Writers Network CheltenhamPoetryFest Good On Paper TheGloucestershireFarmer

Tonight 7pm - 9pm, Smokey Joe’s, Cheltenham: acclaimed poet David Briggs reads a full set from his collection Cracked Skull Cinema (Salt 2019). Open mic slots on a first-come basis. £5 on the door. We’d love to see you there, and maybe hear some of your work.

2 weeks today :) Piranha Poet Profile. Jonathan Robert Muirhead is a Scottish Poet who lives in Swindon. TheGloucestershireFarmer @Clive_Oseman Glos Writers Network Sharon Larkin. Art work by Thomas S Brown

1 week today Piranha #poetry is back again at the #stroud Ale House with Sharon Larkin and Jonathan R Muirhead plus open mic! Poster art by Thomas S Brown. Good On Paper Heart Of Stroud Glos Writers Network TheGloucestershireFarmer Nimue Brown Sarah Snell-Pym Dear Reader @chopparoberts

Sorry to have to implement this : We wish all our poets good health through this difficult period and look forward to meeting again soon. Take care of yourselves Josephine Lay & Jason Conway The Gloucestershire Poetry Society Gloucester Poetry Festival CheltenhamPoetryFest Glos Writers Network

Poetry Café Refreshed is taking a break in March, and will be rescheduling the guest appearance of Raine Geoghegan, MA to a date later in the year. More info to follow.

When Hemingway used the term 'moveable feast' - he could have been talking about poetry.. CheltenhamPoetryFest will now be postponed until Autumn. This has been a painful decision. We love poetry, and our audiences -and your health matters. Read more here cheltenhampoetryfestival.com

On Good Dadhood today – a poem celebrating fatherhood: 'Kicking the Bar' by Wynn Wheldon with a lovely photo of Wynn and his father, the much admired, fondly remembered broadcaster and BBC executive Sir Huw Wheldon BBC Arts @IndigoDreamsPub Acumen Poetry gooddadhood.com

Here’s my review of Christina Thatcher's startling, collection ‘How to Carry Fire’ published by @parthianbooks Christina Thatcher Thanks to Isabelle Kenyon (Kenyon Author Services - Book PR) Fly on the Wall Press for the invitation to join the blog tour for this superb collection. Do order a copy! wp.me/p4mE82-t3

Good Dadhood Good Dadhood is proud to have two wonderful poems by @SarahJames on the 'front page' today. Please do visit the site, read and enjoy 'The Nook and the Knack' and 'Our Time'. wp.me/p8aXiK-nH

Three lovely poems by Sarah L Dixon Sarah L Dixon have just been published on the 'front page' of Good Dadhood Thank you, Sarah, for supporting the project to celebrate good Dads! tinyurl.com/sloeomp

Two wonderful poems by Luke Palmer Luke Palmer have been published on Good Dadhood. Please read the tender and exquisitely beautiful poems 'Arrival' and 'Fingertips' here ... gooddadhood.com

Good Dadhood has just published another super poem inspired by a good dad! Please read 'When not at work' by Kevin Reid Kevin Reid here: wp.me/p8aXiK-oj

A new poem has been published on Good Dadhood today. You can read ‘Kick Offs at Three’ by Steven Kedie Steven Kedie here: wp.me/p8aXiK-ou

Thank you, CheltArtsCouncil ! We can’t wait to be able to hold events again ... and use our new projector and screen to show off our anthology of Poetry from Gloucestershire and the poetry films we’ve been making during lockdown! Thank you so much for the grant to enable this!

A poignant poem by Roger Turner has been published on Good Dadhood Good Dadhood. Please click the link and read the poem. Many thanks to Roger for supporting the Good Dadhood project. gooddadhood.com/2020/06/02/a-p…

A ‘grandfather poem’ by Catherine Baker just published on Good Dadhood, is sure to bring a smile to your face ... as it did to mine. Thank you for supporting the Good Dadhood project with such a delightful poem, Catherine! gooddadhood.com/2021/05/11/a-p…

Just published: The Elements, an illustrated anthology of poems on Earth, Air, Fire and Water by 17 poets, including many ‘Refreshed’ regulars! Available from the poets or Eithon Bridge Publications: eithonbridge.com