As a new collection is about to remind us, Hastings is a town full of poets. Some would even call it… a Poet Town. And it always struck me (Merlin by the way) as strange that there isn’t an archive or list or directory of these poets, since most of them perform fairly regularly or otherwise want to show and share their work. So, here’s a list! It’s very much still under construction. If you’re included here and don’t want to be, or if you want to be included here but aren’t yet listed, let us know via the comments below or email: culture@hastings-examiner.uk.
Poetry Groups
A Load of Poets @aloadofpoets @twelvehundredpostcards
Flight Feathers @lucasthepeacefulpoet
Hastings Poetry Stanza @hastingspoetrystanza
The Poetry Brothel thepoetrybrothelhastings@gmail.com
Sheer Poetry hosted by Bookbuster @twelvehundredpostcards
Wild Poets @wild.poets
Stretched Lips, a new punk poetry night at MeU HQ, where Bizarre but True used to be. First one 27 April.
Honourable mention for Tara Valentine’s open mic nights (unless there’s one ongoing that I haven’t found) and the Temperance bar poets, wherever we ended up.
A-Z Poets
A
Vicky Alice
Martin Appleby, founder of Paper and Ink Literary Zine and Scumbag Press
Dave Arnold
B
Tim Barlow @timbarlowwrites
Thomas Barron
AK Benedict
Merlin Betts
Pete Brown
Ben Bruges
C
Justin Coe
D
Brian Docherty
Alice Denny
Pete Donahue @petedonohuepoet
E
Ken Edwards
F
Ben Fairlight
Jill Fricker
G
Stephanie Gaunt
Paul Green
Salena Godden @salena.godden
H
Sarah Gomes Harris
John Hendrickse
Martin Honeysett
Robin Houghton
Lucas Howard @lucasthepeacefulpoet
Jackie Hutchinson
I
J
Emma Joliffe
Alex Josephy
K
Anny Knight
John Knowles
L
Susan J Lelliot
Harry Lebowski
M
Anthony Mair
Richard Makin
Jane Midwinter
Jude Montague
Brian Moses
N
Richard Newham-Sullivan
Henry Normal
O
P
Karina Patfield
Penny Pepper
Grace Pilkington @notatraceofgrace
Kalai Preston
Q
R
Delia Reynolds
Sharon Rhodes @sharonlisarhodes
Tim Rich @timrichphotographs
John D Robinson
Anne Rouse
Orna Ross
S
Bryan Seller
Judith Shaw
Iain Sinclair
Oliva Spleen @olispleen
Dean Stalham has apparently become one of us!
Catherine Sweeney
T
Steve Tasane
Katie Taylor
U
V
Reanna Valentine @reannavalentine
Tara Valentine
W
Debra Watson
Nick Webb
Stephen White @stephen.s.white
Naomi Woods
X
Y
Sara Young @sararosebird
Z