25 February 2017

Location, location, location

J.S.Watts is delighted to have four of her poems on the map for Poems about Places - Poetry Atlas : three UK locations - Bassingbourn (Cambridgeshire), Branscombe (Devon) and Much Hadham (Hertfordshire) and one in the South of France - Nezignan L'Eveque (Languedoc). Check them out here and see if your favourite place has had a poem written about it. http://www.poetryatlas.com

Henry Moore Sculpture at Much Hadham, Hertfordshire

21 February 2017

Dark Review

J.S.Watts reviews "The Wolf in The Attic" in this month's Morpheus Tales Review Supplement. Read what she has to say about the Oxford-based novel by clicking here.

18 February 2017

Folk All Dayer


Including a poetry reading by J.S.Watts at approximately 6.15pm, plus performances by other fine poets (and musicians too, of course).

9 February 2017

Baking A Muffin Morning

J.S. is delighted that her poem, 'Baking a Muffin Morning' has just been published by the rather fine Algebra of Owls.

You can read it for free, as well as the other fine poems available on the site, by clicking here.

Go on. It'll be a hoot! (Sorry, I just couldn't resist it.)


8 February 2017

6 February 2017

STOP PRESS! Sawbo Writers' Club Special Guest


There’s a special guest-tutor at this week’s February meeting of the Sawbo Writers’ Club.

Normal host Emma has a bad case of laryngitis and can’t make it this Wednesday, but J.S.Watts has agreed to step into the breech at the last minute and take over the meeting for this one night. Somewhat ironically, given Emma’s condition, she will be discussing ‘Voice’ (in all its various meanings).

The meeting is taking place at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 8th February at Sawbridge Words Bookshop, 47 Bell Street, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire (opposite the Café of Angels).

£10 for the session (or £5 for the unwaged )
For further information contact Neville on 01279 248336 or sawbridgewords@gmail.com

4 February 2017

Folk is Slack in February

SlackFolk is taking place on Saturday 11th February between 2.00 pm and 4.15 pm, at the Piatto Café, 17-19 Priory Walk, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LG, at the corner of Queen Street and the Priory Walk pedestrian precinct. Entry is Free. Coffee, tea and food are available at commercial prices. 

February's SlackFolk session will feature music from Yael Bebb - a folk singer who performs a mixture of traditional folk from the British Isles and beyond on accordion and whistles; Trevor Attwater - a gifted singer and acoustic guitarist from Romford, who sings blues and traditional and contemporary folk interspersed with pop; Elaine Watson - a solo set from a gifted guitarist with a beautiful voice; Violet’s Bunch - Denise, Brenda and Alan with their own special blend of folk, pop and jazz; plus poetry from J. S. Watts - the Cambridge poet and author reading from her own works. 

For more information, contact info.slackfolk@gmail.com