Christmas poems

Thank you so much - these are brilliant ideas.

Yes - the event is being held in the Knights Templar church next to my cottage. My community choir is hosting it - they will be singing the bulk of the programme, and there will also be a female vocal quartet (of which I am one), the village band (with the postmam at the piano!), and children from the village school both singing 2 items on their own and joining with the adults in some songs too. Oh, and of course the poems. There will be bells to shake and mince pies and lots of jollity! All in aid of the community larder to provide fresh food for Christmas for families in need. And I will be conducting on crutches - interesting! I will have to find some tinsel for them!

Sounds marvellous - as does the church! Christmas

Did you have a listen to the Lindisfarne song?

Mishap is that the one in Temple Balsall?

No - it's on the Welsh border.

Does anyone else like the TS Elliot?

It's a great poem, Jess, one of the most accessible of TS's poems, but for this purpose? I'm not sure.

Oh yes a bit hard for kids. Just being chatty. Maybe we should have a poetry thread in the book bit and discuss a poem. is that a good idea?

That would be a great idea - I beling to a poetry club and we all bring one we've written and one that we love.