Poetry Practise With Author Angela, Teacher, Alison and Writers Weekend Organizers, The Hobbs Family

Angela Lansbury, author, performer of comic poetry, with Alison Chisholm poetry teacher and author, at Fishguard Bay Hotel in Wales. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Angela Lansbury, author and poet, reading three of  her short poems from her laptop. you can see I am looking down when I should be looking at the audience.

Angela Lansbury, author and poet, reciting from memory and improvising a rap poem about being 'Busy as a bee', in Fishguard Bay Hotel, during the annual Writers' Holiday.

Angela Lansbury, author and poetry performer, with another poetry performer, Scottish Fiona. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Fishguard Bay Hotel, Writers' Holiday, family of organizers and a regular speaker. From Left, Gerry Hobbs, his son David who drives us to the station, daughter-in-law and supporter, Speaker and course leader and author Stephen Wade, Gerry's wife Anne Hobbs, who gives the opening night welcome speech. She says: 'They only rule is there are no rules. Actually, there is one rule: Enjoy yourself.'

The next Writers' Holiday is February 2021.

Useful Website

writersholiday.net

About the Author

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker, teacher of English and other languages.
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While travelling, read or write comic poetry

Problem
How to rest from stress when travelling or stopping for lunch.


Answers
1 Read comic poetry.
2 Write comic poetry.

If you wite comic poetry, you have comic poetry to read. A year later you will have forgotten what you wrote. So you can read it again.

USEFUL WEBSITES
http://comicpoemsbynutter.blogspot.com/2018/07/love-is-like-cuckoo.html
http://comicpoemsbynutter.blogspot.com/2018/07/warm-feelings-about-worms.html

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Per Harald Olsen
In Wikipedia Cuckoo

What to do when stuck in a queue? Write Poems.

Problem
What do you do when stuck in a queue? (Americans say a line or line up.)

Answer
Write comic poetry. About the place you are in, and/or the people you have met.

If you haven't met anybody new, write about your family.

The simplest form is to find a rhyme and end the second and fourth lines of every four line verse with your rhyme.

To make your poem easier to remember, have eight syllables on each line. Count them on your fingers.

Write up on any handy piece of paper. Or speak into SIRI on your smart phone and get your verse recorded.

Later, type up your recording.

When you have time, add an illustration. The easiest is a recent holiday photo of your family or yourself as the subject or author.

Here's one I revised today.
http://comicpoemsbynutter.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/my-funny-family-version-7-poem-by.html

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer, photographer, author,  poet, speaker, author.
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