Who, what, when, where?

A lively group of poets has been meeting monthly in and around the city of Wells, Somerset, since 2002. For the last few years we have had a guest poet, time for drinks and conversation in the interval, and readings from the floor. These do not need to be pre-booked; just turn up and you will be made welcome.

When we have guest poets we like to pay them, so we ask for a donation of £3. Meetings are free when we do not have a guest poet. We start promptly at 7pm and finish by 9pm. Our meetings are friendly and informal. There is a lot of laughter and occasionally a few tears. We listen in a spirit of respect to every poem, whether it comes from a published poet or a complete beginner.  Some people come just to listen, and some listeners become contributors.

In February 2019 we became a Stanza Group of the Poetry Society. Non-members are always welcome.

We meet at 7pm on the first Monday of each month, upstairs at The King’s Head in Wells High Street, conveniently close to the Union Street Car Park.

Dates for 2024:
Jan – no King’s Head meeting 

5 Feb     Gram Joel Davies (Not Enough Rage 2023) 

4 Mar    Open mic  

1 April   Tristram Fane Saunders (Before we go any Further 2023) + open mic

6 May    Mark Haworth-Booth (The Thermobaric Playground 2022) + open mic

3 June   Pratibha Castle (Miniskirts in the Wasteland 2023) + open mic

1 July    Open mic

5 Aug (bank Holiday) Open mic

2 Sept   Alasdair Paterson (Words Of Mercury 2024) + open mic

7 Oct    Rebecca Gethin (Snowlines 2024) + open mic

25 Oct (Friday) The Fringe Poetry Binge will replace our November meeting. Guest poet Phil Kirby (Towards a Theory of Being Human, 2023) + open mic

Nov No meeting

2 Dec Open mic

For past meetings, please see the archive.

8 thoughts on “Who, what, when, where?”

  1. Collette Lord

    Thank you for making me feel so welcome at my first “reading” visit to Fountain Poets. I heard a wonderfully eclectic range of poems, which were read in a variety of styles, giving me food for thought on my own work. Collette Lord

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