On June 11th, members of the group performed at 'Kursaal Vaudeville' as part of the Southend Fringe Festival at The Kursaal Function Suite Southend Seafront.

Dennis Ahern reading at the Kursal variety show.

Saturday 26th June, Derek Adams, Dorothy Turner & John Debenham flying the flag for the poetry group at the Southend Book Fair.

As Seen on TV

The Southend Poety group appeared in a BBC 2 programme Why Poetry Matters. Griff Rhys Jones came along on the 25th of March, to be filmed talking to members and listening to us reading our poems. read more about it here

Southend Poetry 2, the latest anthology from the Southend Poetry Group, is now printed and available.

'The Essex Hundred' contains one hundred poems that relate to specific events, places or people that have left their mark on the county of Essex, with Historical Notes, timelines and locations. Paperback 164 pages. Many of the contributions are from members of the group.

Ian Yearsley has a new book Tears of Poignancy out now.

Mervyn Linford's SELECTED, NEW, AND UNPUBLISHED POEMS
1980 - 2006 is now available

Liz Rowlands has a collection out 'Gallimaufry' published by Sol Publications. ISBN 0-907376-17-7.
It can be obtained from Sol Publications, PO Box 5828, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 9FA : Cost £2.50 including P&P
or from Liz at SPG meetings for £2.10.