wordcentral is a friendly, informal group who meet to read and discuss our work and share information, contacts and news. Writers of all genres are welcome – fiction, plays, poetry, non-fiction – come along and find out what we're like. We meet on the First and Third Thursday of the month from 6pm to 8pm at the St Sidwell's Centre, Exeter.
The Bard of Exeter
There is a tradition in Exeter in which a Bard is elected for a year and a day. The official title of this post is Bardic Chair of Caer Wyse, and those who aspire to fill it participate in a competition in which they perform poems, songs, or stories, and they also explain what they intend to do for Exeter as Bard, then the audience votes for their favourite. For instance, Simon Williams created in 2013 the Broadsheet, a newsletter brimming with work of poets from Devon and Cornwall.
This year the election takes place again at the Bike Shed Theatre, on Sunday, 12th March 2017 at 7.30 pm. That's this coming Sunday, so if you don't want to miss it go buy or book a ticket before they run out!
For details about this interesting part of Exeter history, read more at bardofexeter.weebly.com.
