Dawn Gorman believes poetry should be everywhere - puts it on beermats, uses it to
work with people with memory loss, facilitates writing workshops, organises poetry
events and runs international poetry competitions. She is widely published, and has
performed in New York, Paris, London - and lots of smaller places in between.

“Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket;
you put your life into it and make something out of that.” Mary Oliver

Past Events

21st June 2019

Summer Solstice Celebration

21st June 2019, 7:30pm - 11:00pm, Old Barn, Kelston Roundhill, Bath

Conor Whelan, Bard of Bath, says: "As Bard of Bath, my aim is to celebrate the seasons and our connection to them. We are each a part of the world and have worlds within us. So to celebrate Litha, the longest day, the summer solstice on 21st June at 19:30, poets, storytellers, musicians and dancers will gather at Kelston Roundhill, known locally as ‘The Temple of the Moon' and to the Celts as Henstridge or ‘The Mustering Place of the Stallions'. What a place to watch the latest sun set into the Avon valley and hear poems and stories honouring light, then celebrate being alive with a good old barn dance! So bring a picnic, dancing shoes and your share of joy!
"With huge thanks to the custodians of Kelston Roundhill and the Old Barn, William Heath and Craig Keyon for not only agreeing to this crazy scheme but collaborating to make it happen!"