New Poems
Brilliant new work by Rowen Brittany
Recent Events
Luke Wright, Jackson Davies and pupils at Park Community School
June 26th Poet, Performer and Broadcaster Luke Wright delivered a workshop at Park Community School before performing with Pompey Punk Poet Jackson Davies. July 7th pupils as Park performed rap, poetry and song they had written
[For details the project go to the Power of the Beat Page]
Coming Soon
POODCAST The Last Light Spoken - Josh Brown looks at the misogyny of the Poetic Muse
PODCAST - Josh and Majid introduce you to the fabulous talent at Park Community School
'In Our Own Words' as part of the 2025 Portsmouth Creates year of literature Portsmouth Poetry & Away With Words Press publish work by students in the 3 schools participating in The Power of the Beat Goes On
Guide to the Website
This site has the following pages --
Page 1
HOME PAGE
Current Activities & Events
Page 2
Who We Are, Past Projects & Partners
A Guide to Portsmouth Poetry, some of the exciting projects and events we have organised since 2016, local and national partners we have worked with and funding bodies including Heritage Lottery and Arts Council England
Page 3
Shop
Since our first venture into publishing, we and our affiliate body Away With Words Press have produced two books for sale. 'Ecstasy & Grief' (2022) is a collection of 15 poets including big names lke Brian Bilston and 'Unjudging Love: The Enigma of Dylan Thomas' is a challenging g look at the compassionate genius beneath the rock n roll poet cliche.
Page 4
Podcasts
A guide to our podcasts and where you can access them
Pages 5, 6, & 7
Blog - New Poetry & Reviews
Occasional Blogs on random topics - you're free to submit
New Poems by poets we love
Reviews of books, Podcasts and Films
Page 8
The Power of the Beat
Our ground-breaking project with local schools using rap and performance poets to introduce pupils to poetry and Shakespeare on the GCSE sylllabus
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