Tag: Poetry

"James nominated Laura for our chocolate prize. He dropped a packet of Haribo he was given at school yesterday and Laura found it and kept it for him, and she helps us across the road every school day" Copyright: Lee Shannon

“It makes them think about the good in the world” – The Salford poetry competition spreading Christmas joy

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The Salford Poetry Competition aims to spread Christmas joy by nominating members of the Salford community to receive a bar of […]

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“It’s an opportunity to come together” – Coming up: Poetry Christmas Cracker event

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To celebrate Christmas, Salford resident, and poet, ‘J’, will be hosting a Poetry Christmas Cracker event this December on Zoom. The […]

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“That fight for equality is everyone’s fight” – Black to the Future poetry event celebrates Black History Month

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Salford-based poet ‘J’ Ahmed hosted a three-part series of virtual events in October titled ‘Black to the Future’ to mark Black History Month.

Pictured left to right: Jayne Gosnall, Shaun Kelly and Brody Salmon, local contributors to the anthology. Image courtesy of Church Action on Poverty.

“Creativity allows people to speak from their heart”: Church Action on Poverty publishes poetry anthology about poverty and lockdown

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As part of Challenge Poverty Week on 12-18 September, a Salford-based charity, Church Action on Poverty, launched a poetry anthology […]

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