Special Pub Poetry night in Nottingham

The Nottingham Comedy Festival takes place in November 2009. We have been invited to present our usual night of light- hearted and comedy pub poetry on Wednesday 4th November at the Canalhouse pub. 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham. NG1 7EH. (Next door to Fellows, Morton & Clayton pub near Railway station.) Starts 8pm. I hope some of our regular supporters can come over for a one-off special event.

Summer Poetry Night July 2009

The next night of Culture, Real Ale & Poetry will be on Friday 3rd July 2009 at the Old Cottage Tavern, Byrkley Street. Burton-on-Trent. DE14 2EG. (Behind Burton Town Hall). Usual format. Starts at 8pm. Please encourage any friends with an interest to come along. Bring your favourite pieces of light-hearted poetry or monologues to share. We anticipate the usual high standard of highbrow yarns and sophisticated rhyming ribaldry (or perhaps not ). I hope the usual suspects will come along, together with some new faces.

Summer Poetry night

There was an excellent turnout at the summer poetry night. Over 40 keen pub poets came to share poems and monologues rather than stay in their holiday villas. The Limerick competition had an Olympic games theme.

Poetry night - Feb 2008

A night of Culture, Real Ale & Poetry was on Thursday 28th February 08 at the Old Cottage Tavern, behind Burton Town Hall. Great turnout. Look forward to next event.

Poetry Night September 2007

Another excellent turnout for the latest night of Pub Poetry in Burton. A mixture of original and adapted light hearted poems were presented. Highlights included more tales of pirate adventure from Captain Pigheart and a moan about the modernisation of the Bass museum bar from Tim. The limerick competition was keenly contested and won by Jez. Winning entries will be published here soon. Look out for details of next night of "Culture Real Ale & Poetry" expected in January 2008.

September Poetry Night

The most recent evening of Burton Pub Poetry was on Friday 7th September at the Old Cottage Tavern, behind Burton Town Hall.
Look out for future events. Bring along your favourite light-hearted poems and monologues or just listen and enjoy!

"Twinkle Twinkle..." competition poems

Twinkle Twinkle, Uncle Fred
drank too much, the neighbours said.
one night, his drinking binge complete,
he fell face forwards in the street!
Twinkle twinkle, Uncle Fred,
wonders why his nose is red.

- The Poet formerly known as Tim

Twinkle Twinkle in my mind

There is a secret you will find.

Orange, yellow, blue and green

want to know where it has been?

Pink and blue

don't think it's true

Only red "knows"

-Jezza

Twinkle Twinkle "me little duck"

Your Red nose I'd like to suck.

On second thoughts, it's not your nose

I think I'd rather suck your toes!

-"Table by the door"