Bardic Picnic 2013

The wonderful Bardic Picnic is taking place next Sunday, 4th August in Delapre Abbey, Northampton starting at 12 noon. There's going to be poetry, music, story-telling and picnics and (fingers crossed) lots of sunshine and it's FREE.

J.S.Watts will be performing, but she will only be one among many and the many are glorious.The Antipoet will be there, fresh from their Glastonbury triumph and Richard Frost (Bard of Stony Stratford) and Joolz Denby and.... you can read it for yourself below and on the Bardic Picnic website.

If you want to read your own poetry there are open mic opportunities. Hope to see you there!

A Small Correction

J.S.Watts was on Sue Dougan in the Afternoon today with Kate Tojeiro.

You can listen again for the next seven days at BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

Sue Dougan in the Afternoon - 17th July

J.S.Watts will be in the chat room on Wednesday afternoon's Sue Dougan Show, along with Roxanne Pitteway, chatting about the day's hot topic. Listen to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire around 2pm on Wednesday to hear what she has to say.

On The Fringe in Bedford

Bedford Fringe Festival is taking place from 12th July to 3rd August this year. There are a multiplicity of amazing events including drama, film, music, dance, comedy and poetry.

On Saturday 27th July between 11.20 -11.35am on the Lady K's Stage in Silver Street, Bedford, J.S.Watts will be entertaining the passing public and gathered audience with her poetry. It's a totally FREE event, so if you're in the area, come on by.

Later the same day, between 12 noon and 2.00pm in Bedford Library, J.S. will be one of a number of poets, including Bedford poet Ian McEwan, reading their poetry in the round - another FREE event that you won't want to miss.

Looking forward to seeing you at Bedford Fringe Festival this year!

Poetry Protests

J.S.Watts is one of the performers at this week's Protest Night at the Milkmaid Unplugged in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

On Friday, 28th June, starting at 8.00pm, there will be an evening of protest songs, folk music and poetry all performed without a safety net (or at least a P.A. system).

For further details of the see the Events Page on this website or check out the website for the Milkmaid Folk Arts Centre.

     (Photograph of J.S.Watts reading at The Milkmaid Folk Centre in October 2012, taken by Peter Hrebien)

Words For Wide Skies

The nature poetry anthology, Words for Wide Skies, is being launched at WWT Welney on Friday, 21st June. It contains poems by J.S.Watts, Elaine Ewart, Leanne Moden and Cardinal Cox amongst others. Most importantly, it is being sold to raise money for the conservation work taking place at WWT Welney.

You can read more about it at Flightfeather, former Fenland Poet Laureate, Elaine Ewart's blog.

Pencil Din at the Stevenage Arts Festival

J.S.Watts will be appearing in Pencil Din, part of Stevenage Arts Festival, on Friday 21st June 2013 at the Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

The show starts at 7.45 and J.S. will be reading poems old and new, including poems from her multi-award nominated pamphlet, Songs of Steelyard Sue.