Poetry in Motion Community

Poetry in Motion Community is a poetry project for local writers / aspiring writers. The programme focuses on practical outcomes and transferable skills.

Poetry in Motion Community not only encourages writers to write, but assists them in learning how to edit, plan, schedule, choose illustrations, market themselves, negotiate with others and speak publicly. Poetry is at the core of the programme’s activities, but additional projects are facilitated in any medium that involves creative engagement with text and/or performance skills. The work of local poets and writers has been promoted and brought to the general public through several publications and over 100 poetry performances, including BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam – All Ireland Heat (2009).

Chelley McLear – Poetry in Motion Community Co-Ordinator – chelley@comartspartner.org

Invitation to submit proposals for poetry workshops and seminars

June 18, 2013 in News, Poetry In Motion Community

CAP is planning to have three one day events as a part of Poetry in Motion Community programme this year. The dates (as yet to be confirmed) are likely to be:

Saturday 20^th July
Saturday 31^st August
Saturday 21^st September

The locations for these events are provisionally planned to be in Ballymoney, Belfast and Armagh and concrete dates and venues will be announced shortly.

These events will offer writers an opportunity to come together to participate in workshops and seminars and to conclude the day with readings and/or a slam. The title for this year’s anthology is “Still”. Attendees will be from writers’ groups across Northern Ireland.

We therefore invite poets to submit proposals for workshops and seminars – not to exceed 90 minutes. We will be seeking proposals which address the theme or will be of particular interest to writers’ groups and individuals. We hope to be able to offer a selection of opportunities to attendees at each event.

Please submit your proposals by email to chelley@comartpartner.org and mark your submission “PIMC Proposal”.

Please provide a title for your workshop/seminar and a brief outline of up to 200 words. Please specify upon which date/s you would be available to conduct the workshop/seminar.

Submissions should be made by Monday 24^th June.

Poetry events at Belfast Book Festival

May 28, 2013 in CAP News, News, Poetry In Motion Community

Belfast Book Festival is now in full swing delivering the wide world of books to the city, creating ideas and bringing the joy that only the printed word can offer. See separate section in our events page. CAP is delighted to be involved with the Festival with two special Poetry in Motion events comprising of both readings and a workshop:

‘Still’ Poetry Workshop | 14th June 3pm | Free event

Community Arts Partnership is pleased to offer this free writing workshop with Deirdre Cartmill as part of its Poetry in Motion Community project. Previous projects have resulted in the publications “The Poet’s Place” and “moment”. This year, poets are invited to explore the word “still”.

Under Deirdre’s guidance, participants will have the opportunity to begin the process of creating a poem which can then be submitted through the open submissions process for consideration for the forthcoming anthology.

The workshop will be complemented by a reading, in the evening, of works from the most recent anthology ‘moment’.

‘moments’ | 14th June 7pm | Free event

An evening of words from poets featured in the anthology ‘moment’ published by Community Arts Partnership.

These poems snatch snapshots of our existence and common experience. Through the intricate detailing of the personal, the universal is exposed. These moments are those that make homes, families, love affairs and memories. These are our struggles and celebrations, reflections and regrets. These moments pose questions and offer answers.

Here is sadness, mourning and melancholy juxtaposed with happier or humorous times, past, present and future. Together, these are the moments that combine to build our histories and connect us through collective understanding.

Many of the poems were collected via public submission; many others were conceived in writing workshops conducted by Community Arts Partnership’s poet facilitators. The event will provide an open invitation to all to explore the notion of Moment.

Moment and Still are Poetry in Motion for Community projects, Community Arts Partnership’s programme encouraging engagement with creative writing and promoting local poets and writers.

Staying with poetry there is also the Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam in partnership with Purely Poetry 14 June at 9pm.

Tony Walsh workshop fully booked

April 25, 2013 in Poetry In Motion Community

The Workshop on Thursday afternoon on 2 May is now fully booked we are however taking names for a reserve list in the event of any cancellations. If you would like to be included on the standby list email chelley@comartspartner.org.

There are still places available for the launch in the Golden Thread Gallery at 8.30 on 2 May.