Tag: Stockton on Tees
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Storylines – poetry on the rails
As the North East steams ahead to the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 2025, local artists have begun gathering stories on why the railway matters, as part of the new Storylines project. Among the commissioned artists are two Tees Women Poets – Lizzie Lovejoy and Carmen Marcus. Their journeys will follow the…
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Poetry Every Day
A week has passed since the festivities of National Poetry Day, when social media feeds and schoolrooms and libraries across the country become feverish with verse! We’d like to showcase some words posted for NPD by our sister Patience Ezinwoke, reflecting on the place of poetry in her life…
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Truth to Power
As we prepare to continue our partnership with the women of Thrive Teesside charity, writing workshop leader Julie Easley reflects on what we’ve achieved so far… At the time of writing, it is almost a year since I began delivering a series of poetry workshops for Thrive Teesside on behalf of the Tees Women Poets.…
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Poetry Playspaces
Thanks to the generous folk at ARC Stockton, we are ‘in residence’ on four upcoming Saturdays when we will be opening up Poetry Playspaces for any women in Teesside who are looking for fun and friendly ways to kickstart their poetry. Drop in on any of three sessions happening on each Playspace Saturday and move…
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Safe Words
TWP members Chrissie Petrie, Dianne Casey, Patience Ezinwoke and Kirsten Luckins will appear in vocal form only as part of a wider audio soundscape created for Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) by composer Holly Khan. Along with many community group members from Stockton, the TWP sisters have contributed their thoughts about ‘Safety’ and ‘Sanctuary’, the…
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