An evening of award winning slam and published poets hosted by the brilliant, Bridgnorth Library in partnership with the Bridgnorth Writers Group. Doors will be at 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start and the evening will see a plethora of perfect poetry!
Ros Woolner
Derek Dohren
Sharon Ashton
George Stanworth
Colin Wells
Barbara Chapman
*This is a ticketed event to support the Friends of Bridgnorth Library with tickets costing £6.00 for the evening. Tickets will be available from Bridgnorth Library & Visitor Information Centre.
There will be an interval with refreshments provided too!
ROS WOOLNER
Ros lives and works in Wolverhampton & is a member of Bilston Writers.
When she’s not working, Ros can usually be found in her garden, which appears in many of her poems, including 'Pruning the Laurel', which won the Guernsey International Poetry Competition in 2021, and ‘To Every Thing There is a Season’, which came first in the Chiltern Arts Festival poetry competition in 2023.
Ros was shortlisted for the Women Poets’ Prize, run by the Rebecca Swift Foundation, in 2022. Her pamphlet On the Wing and full collection Earth Walker are both published by Offa's Press.
DEREK DOHREN
Derek has been active on the spoken word circuit since 2017, performing at prestigious events in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Ledbury, Swindon and Worcester.
He currently works as a bus driver in the leafy market town of Ross on Wye, and finds much inspiration for his work in his daily interactions with the great British public,
His three poetry collections, through Gloucester publishers Black Eyes Publishing UK, are available from your vendor of choice.
Derek's poetry style mirrors his driving technique: highly expressive, and liable to veer off in odd directions.
Travel with him by all means, but make sure you've told a responsible adult where you've gone.
GEORGE STANWORTH
George is a Shropshire poet who has self-published a number of poetry books. He has had poems printed in The Shropshire Star and has been been published in specialist poetry magazines including 'Sarasvati', 'Dreich' and 'The Haiku Journal’. He has also performed at The Edinburgh Fringe and at The Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden. George was a finalist in the Lyrics Only section of the UK Songwriting contest and his poems have been read on Radio Wales.
SHARON ASHTON
'A Poet in the Gallery’. Sharon is particularly interested in poetry inspired by art, and her first published collection Encounters with the Garman Ryan arose from a collaboration with Walsall New Art Gallery. She teaches courses on writing poetry in response to art, and as a member of artwrite.net regularly works with artists for exhibition-based performances.
COLIN WELLS
Colin is a multiple poetry slam winner and a regular on the spoken world circuit.
BARBARA CHAPMAN
Barbara writes flash fiction, short stories and poetry. She’s a published writer and a regular on the local poetry circuit.