Spot of Poetry

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Spot of Poetry & The Little Books Collective Poetry appreciation group for those who find joy in words. Home of the Little Books Collective, a community-building micropress. Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

Theme: Process
When: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 6pm-7:45pm
Where: Lunenburg Library
Our theme is "Process". Baby steps or great leaps, everything we undertake unfolds as a process. We show the labour of our thinking in one way or another!
Bring a found poem or one you wrote yourself and join us in conversation! Please bring about 8 printed copies.
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Theme: A Spot of...You decide!
When: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Time: 6pm-7:45pm
Where: Lunenburg Library

Our theme to kick off the new year will be "a spot of...". A spot of tea, a spot of poetry, a spot of you decide what! Sometimes you just need a little bit of something.
Bring a found poem or one you wrote yourself and join us in conversation! Please bring about 8 printed copies.
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Theme: Incantation & Optional Field Trip
When: Thursday, December 12, 2024
Time: 6pm-6:50pm + Field trip at LAMP starting at 7pm
Where: Lunenburg Library

Our theme for the first part of the evening will be Incantation. Chants, spells or magic call something forth!

Bring a found poem or one you wrote yourself and join us in conversation! Please bring about 8 printed copies.

Reserve your seat!
For those who want, we will head upstairs to LAMP to attend the Christmas at the Castle event - A special evening of stories and music. The event is pay-what-you-can. Please scan the QR code in the image above or visit the event site to reserve your ticket if you are interested in joining.

Nostalgia is a strange feature in the landscape of memory. It is a vague longing for a gauzy version of the past, often coated with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Bring your own poem, or one you found and join us in conversation. When possible, bring 8-ish printed copies of the poem are you reading.
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Theme: Nostalgia
Date: Thursday, November 28
Time: 6pm - 7:45pm
Where: Lunenburg Library, Room 101
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Forgetting can be a blessing and curse - it may be something we want to actively try to do - and it may be something we have trouble not doing that causes us grief and alarm.
Bring your own poem, or one you found and join us in conversation. When possible, bring 8-ish printed copies of the poem are you reading.
Visit our website to subscribe to our mailing list to stay up to date on themes and poetry-related events.
Theme: Forgetting
Date: Thursday, November 14
Time: 6pm - 7:45pm
Where: Lunenburg Library, Room 101
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