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2021
November - Reading - Poetry Platform
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Friday, 26th November, 7.30pm
The Folly, Settle Reading by guest poet Julia Deakin, editor of the poetry magazine Pennine Platform and author of several poetry collections, including Without A Dog and Sleepless. She was joined by local poets Jean Stevens and John Raubenheimer. |
September - Reading and book launch
Friday, 17th September, 7.30pm
Friends Meeting House, Settle
Public reading by Settle Sessions poets to celebrate a triple launch: new full-length collections from Jean Stevens and Ann Pilling and a pamphlet of poems by members entitled Pages of our Days, to which they also contributed. Readings from guest poet, JR Carpenter.
Friends Meeting House, Settle
Public reading by Settle Sessions poets to celebrate a triple launch: new full-length collections from Jean Stevens and Ann Pilling and a pamphlet of poems by members entitled Pages of our Days, to which they also contributed. Readings from guest poet, JR Carpenter.
June - Remembering Jean Harrison
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A gathering at the Friends Meeting House, Settle to celebrate the life of Jean Harrison. Friends and family shared stories and anecdotes about Jean, and members of Settle Sessions read from her final collection The distance between us.
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2019
November - Two poets from Cumbria
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Friday, 15th November 2019, 7.30 pm
Friends Meeting House Kerry Darbishire Kerry won our 2018 Poetry Competition. Her first publication is A Lift of Wings. Geraldine Green Geraldine's most recent publication is Passing Through. |
September - RESULTS OF 2019 POETRY COMPETITION
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Friday, 20th September 2019, 7.30 pm
Friends Meeting House Adjudication by Jane Routh followed by readings by prizewinning poets. Jane Routh Jane’s fourth book of poems listening to the night was recently published. She also has a prose book Falling Into Place about Bowland where she lives. Mike Barlow Mike has won many prizes and has a number of publications. The latest is Some Kind of Ghost. |
