Salisbury House News

Saturday April 14th
Miriam Halahmy

Miriam Halahmy is a poet, author and
reviewer. Her poetry has been
performed on stage, on the radio,
translated into Hebrew and published
in a wide range of publications
including many editions of Kites, the
Highgate Poets anthology. She has
published two collections, Stir Crazy
and Cutting Pomegranates. She has
been a member of Highgate Poets for
25 years.

Miriam has published short and long fiction for children, teens and adults. Her new cycle of three Y.A. novels, Hidden, Illegal, Stuffed, are published by Meadowside Fiction. They cover topics such as human rights, family difficulties and young love against the odds.

Miriam runs creative writing workshops in Highgate Village and is also involved in projects supporting asylum seekers writing their stories. She works with English PEN (literature and human rights) and has mentored at the Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture. Her poetry is inspired by her life experiences and the stories that have emerged from her multi-cultural family background.

Web site: www.miriamhalahmy.com

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Evenings at Salisbury House commence at 7.30pm and end about 10pm with an interval for refreshments. Entrance £3.50, concessions £2.50.

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Publicity sponsored by Fisher Research Ltd.

Contact details:
Salisbury House, Bury Street West,
Edmonton, London, N9 9LA [map]

How to get there:
192 bus will stop outside (hail and ride).
329 bus stops at Ridge Avenue Library, then 5–10 minutes' walk.
W8 stops at Ridge Avenue Library, 5–10 minutes' walk.

No tube very close but Bush Hill Park Railway station is 15–20 minutes’ walk away.

There is on-street parking very close.

About Salisbury House Poets
Salisbury House Poets exist to give a platform to local poets with a chance to try out their work in front of a friendly and sympathetic audience and learn something from the guest poet.

Salisbury House Poets have been meeting since 2000. It was founded by Anthony Fisher, Jane Elder and Valerie Darville. The group has a genuine interest in both reading and listening to poetry – half of the evening is devoted to “poets from the floor” and the other half to a guest poet. New members are always welcome.

Salisbury House is a Grade II listed Jacobean house in Bury Street West, Edmonton, with an unproven link to the “hanging judge” Judge Jeffreys. Arts and Crafts classes are run throughout the week and it also has room for hire for workshops and meetings. Many community groups use the house in the evenings.

The group receives no public funding and is reliant on its events for funding, so please, please, do come along to enjoy and join in the readings and enter future competitions if you can.

Events
Regular monthly readings on Saturday Evenings. Events commence at 7.30 p.m. and end about 10.00 with an interval for refreshments. Entrance £3.50 Concessions £2.50.

Events include “Poets from the Floor”, where members of the audience are able to read a poem of their own.

Hosts: Valerie Darville, Anthony Fisher, Jane Elder.