October 2011
Each month members bring a few pieces of poetry or prose to share with the group. The October session was Mystery. The afternoon was a delight, some of the treats were “The Road not Taken” by Robert Frost one of our group’s favourite poems. Macavity by TS Elliot was enjoyed and then we had a Private Eye version about Adam Weritty very topical and amusing. Four Quartets by TS Elliot followed and we all agreed that his poems are wonderful to listen to but not easy to understand. We listened to a very serious piece of prose from “Native American Mystery” which was very thought provoking. We enjoyed two local stories of “The Threlkeld skulls” and “Mysterious creatures of The lake District”
“Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe was very scary and the legend of the Flying Dutchman very interesting. There were some mystery jokes too.
If you love literature, come and join us. You are welcome to come and just listen.
Our themes for next term are:
- January 26th Oscar Wilde
- February 23rd Leisure
- March 29th Winter into Spring
- April 26th The Theatre