Next Meeting of Pimento Poets……..

……..Our next meeting of members is on 

Monday 10th October at Pimento 

Tearooms, Lincoln, starting at 10.30 a.m. 

The Tearooms are available for 

refreshments from 10 a.m. onwards…….

The June Meeting of Pimento Poets…..

Hi Everyone,

You are invited to the next meeting of the group which is on 13th JUNE, 2016.
Location: Pimento Tearooms where our room is reserved from 10 a.m and we will start at 10.30 a.m.
Everyone welcome and please bring some work with you for sharing.

As regards the reading on 16th July at the Fringe event please note there has been a change of time. We will now be reading from  2 p.m until 4 p.m. Please put the new arrangements in your diary.

Some of the programme has already been decided but if you want to submit a poem/prose for consideration please do so.

There will be more information concerning the reading event shortly. I believe we are in the process of finalising a 'Flyer' for
the event.

Looking forward to seeing you in June.

Best wishes,

Vernon

New Poetry by Shirley Bell…….

Several Tests of Dementia Severity*

100      and all is clear and transparent
 I know my name
93         my name is  isador browne  ansell  muth  matio finnerty
an artificial construct  legion or noigel  even
86        this is a watch and this is a pencil
with the pencil I draw a watch face
79        it is the 26th november 2012  it is 11.15 am
on a fine spring day in 2012  in autumn
72        I have told you this
no ifs ands or buts
65        I read close your eyes  and
I close my eyes no read it
59 no 58          what is your name I write what is your name
but you will not answer
51        and is a table like an orange like a dog
I live in this dlrow which is world backwards
44 and 37        say the objects
the objects
37 or 44 did I pass
you are  you you cannot pass or fail
30        I I  I say the world is creeping away
it is the dlrow now
23        is a banana like a bookcase and a horse
what is your name  what is my name
23        I close my eyes
I do not want to read
23        no buts or ands or ifs
it is 16.15 on a dark day in November  or 15.16
16 /9    in 2012 which I write with my pencil
while consulting my watch
2  I draw on my watch with my licnep
0 I have no nam



**www.stanford.edu/~ashford/MMSgenealogy/Several%20tests.doc

Next Meeting of Pimento Poets…...

The April Meeting produced an interesting range of poetry and some excellent observations and discussions. It was
good to welcome Gerry on one of his visits to Lincoln.

There were apologies from Shirley, Phil and both Sues.

Our next meeting will be on MONDAY 9th MAY, 2016 at the Tearooms starting at 10.30 a.m.

Please bring some work with you, recent or new, to read at the meeting. I left a little early so I'm not
sure  who will lead the discussions next time. Perhaps Nic will advise.

There was some discussion around our participation in an event on the weekend of 16th july, 2016.
This will be confirmed with details in a little while. The subject area of our readings would be !st WW poetry
mostly based on our publication. However if any one has some recent poetry based on the 1st WW this
could also be considered.

Please let me know if you can't make the next meeting or wish to be taken off the mailing list.

Cheers,

Vernon

Pimento Poets meet on 11th APRIL 2016

Hi Everyone,

After our very successful last meeting when Sue Wallace ably led us in discussions of our most recent poetry I'm pleased to say that we'll be meeting once again……….


At the Pimento Tearooms on Monday, 11th APRIL 2016.


Please arrive after 10 a.m. for a prompt start at 10.30 am

Maureen will lead the discussions.


Look forward to seeing everyone there.

Cheers

Vernon

Pimento Poets meet to read and discuss their poetry….14th March 2016.

For our March meeting Sue Wallace will be leading the discussions on our work.

Please bring recent work which you want to read to the group.

We meet at 10.30 am but the room is available from 10 am if you want to arrive earlier.

Refreshments available from the tearooms.

Pimento Tearooms on 14th March 2016!

Pimento Poets: Next Meeting…..

Would you please note that the next meeting of Pimento Poets is on Monday 15th February, 2016 meeting at the tearooms.

Our space upstairs is available from 10 a.m. and we will start proceedings at 10.30 a.m.

We discussed at the last meeting a possible theme, which, because of the nearness to Valentine's 

day, turned out to be: Love, romance or something along those lines. 

But if you prefer bring anything else you have written recently.

Phil Dunn, if able to attend,  has kindly agreed to manage the discussions around the poetry.

Should be good!

Pimento Poets: First meeting of 2016…….

Hi Everyone….Our next meeting is on Monday 11th January, 2016.

Please arrive any time after 10 a.m. and we'll start proceedings around 10.30 am.

At the Pimento tearooms in Lincoln…….

Happy New Year and Best wishes for 2016!

Next and Last…..

Our Next and Last meeting of 2015 will be held on Monday 14th December.

At the Pimento Tearooms starting at 10.30 a.m.



Please bring some poetry to read……..

Meet the Poets: John Malvert.

Pimento Poets: Meet John Malvert.



Bumble bee

                      Engineers inform me 
that technically, 
the bumble-bee due to its weight, 
shape and size,
should not be able to fly,
as it defies 
all the known principles
of aero-dynamics.

Yet to every engineers’ surprise
it does!

How pleasant to know that even now, 
not everything,
Conforms to the so called
'norm' of things,
and that a bumble bee with wings,
                      has now become an enigma,
and carries the stigma 
of being called 
'odd.






Copyright by: J. Malvert