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A poem in an instant...
New beginnings often start
with an end:
the end of an era,
the end of a life,
the end of a relationship,
a season, a job.
The end of the world's 'normal'
as we know it.
Postcard poems online!
Instead of poetry postcards this year, we will be bringing you a series of postcard-length poems, on the theme New beginnings, with videos of the poets reading them.
Our ninth poem, by Mel Wardle Woodend, celebrates a new birth. You can see the video here.
About Poetry on Loan
Poetry on Loan promotes contemporary poetry through public libraries in the West Midlands
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What we do...
We supply poets for events, support Poet Laureate and Young Poet Laureate schemes, provide promotional material, run training sessions
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Who we are
Our meetings include representatives from each library authority in the West Midlands region - everyone is involved, from the huge Birmingham Libraries to tiny Telford and Wrekin.
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News
Poetry competition 2021 opens May 4th!
Poetry on Loan's seventh poetry competition opens for entries on May 4th.
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Please watch this space and check back again soon ....