Olivia McCannon is our guest poet for this event. Do read her Biography below and visit her website at https://oliviamccannon.com/. We meet at Creative Innovation Centre (CIC) starting at 8 pm. Doors open from 7:30. Entrance Fee £5. For available Open Mic slots, please contact John Stuart.

This event with Melanie Branton had to be cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. We hope to be able to arrange an alternative date for later in the year.

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A new COMPETITION for SOMERSET YOUNG POETS.

Taunton’s Fire River Poets, in partnership with Arts Council England, Somerset Live and Pizza Express invites young poets to enter the Young Poets Competition as part of the Taunton Live Arts Festival in July, 2018. (more…)

Our next Guest Poet will be A.F. Harrold.

Read more about him at his website https://www.afharrold.com

The text of an interview with A.F. Harrold by one of our FRP members is available at the page Matt Bryden Interviews , together with interviews from some of our previous guest poets.

We meet at Creative Innovation Centre (CIC)
Starting at 8 pm (doors open from 7:30)

Entrance Fee £5
For available Open Mic slots, please contact John Stuart

Our Programme for 2018 begins on Thursday 4th January with an Open Mic Evening.

We have already invited guest Poets for February and March and will be adding others over the next few weeks. Please check our website to see updates.

We hope to see you on Thursday 4 January to help give a great start to our 2018 programme!

Linda Saunders will be our next Guest Poet

We meet at Creative Innovation Centre (CIC) 

Starting at 8 pm (doors open from 7:30)

Entrance Fee £5

For available Open Mic slots, please contact John Stuart