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Swindon will resound with poetry this month October, 11am until 4pm. I personally love “saffron head-
Poetry column by Poetry Swindon’s in the Community. I know poetry Also at Jefferies on Friday lolling smiles”:
Maurice Spillane isn’t for everyone but I bet you 7 October there’s the Quiet
have some gems yourself from Compere which should be a great I am Sikh by birth, secular by
Come along to one your school days. Come along and performance and I recommend it as nature,
of the biggest poetry read one of them at Poems Aloud a way into poetry. There will be an when has our Holy Book,
festivals in the UK - at 10am in Swindon Library on open bar and bookshop. composed by Sikh,
right here in Swindon Thursday 29 September. If you have young adults studying Hindu and Muslim, ever caused
this month. We will have Poetry and Music A’ Levels they should come along harm to Britain?
Swindon Poetry Festival is a as well and beer and wine at to hear Daljit Nagra on Saturday May the wealth of our warmth
fantastic 10-day programme with Savernake Street Social Club on 8 October at 8pm in Swindon restore your sojourner
poets coming from all over the UK. Friday 30 September, 7pm. I will be Arts Centre. He is on the A’ level train-gaze with a soft laugh at our
It takes place from 29 September reading along with several others. curriculum. Daljit won the Forward saffron head-lolling smiles.
to 5 October and is followed by the We did this last year and it was a Prize so we are delighted to have
Big Poetry Weekend from 6 October hoot. him along. He is a lovely person For the full programme of events
to 9 October. Children’s Day is at Richard and will be happy to chat. Here is during the festival visit:
The first few days focus on Poetry Jefferies Museum on Sunday 2 an extract from one of his poems. www.poetryswindon.org

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