STANZA MAR MENOR POETRY GROUP

Four members, Kathy, Margaret, David and John travelled to Relleu last Saturday for a workshop with Mario Petrucci at Christopher North’s writing retreat. If you have not been there before, then you should find the area interesting. It is mountainous, with lots of terraces but the most striking, for me, was the quantity of ruins which must have many tales to tell. It is all beautiful and so is the Old Olive Press within which the workshop was held. The whole place had a good feel to it and created a warm atmosphere in which to write and learn. I think that we all came away with thoughts that we could turn into poems.

Mario Petrucci was excellent in all aspects. I will say nothing else but to advise that you take a good look at his website.

Our meeting this morning consisted of only three-that was Margaret, David and John. We already had three train poems emailed to us and David had also promised us more which he brought with him. His project is almost completed and he says that he has just one more to write. We read the present batch and then offered our advice for him to take away. There are some great ideas within them and the images are well crafted. We will look forward to seeing the illustrated final product.

David has already explored some of his ideas from the workshop and these and other work emanating from there we will discuss at our next meeting on FRIDAY 27th APRIL.

We also discussed continuing our nature theme and we are considering another visit to Portman during the month of May so that we can see it in good weather but hopefully, while it is not yet to hot and when it still looking green. We thought that maybe a Saturday would be a better day and to take with us some light refreshment before adjourning to the restaurant we visited before. Let me know what dates are suitable for you.

I have just joined The Wildlife & Wetlands Trust and they have a Poet’s Corner in their quarterly magazine in which they have published a member’s poem. I intend to keep this idea in mind as it obviously falls within the nature theme and gives me a goal to work to. The magazine, Waterlife, has a circulation of over 90,000 quarterly. Anyone else that could also give this some thought?