Looking out of the window this morning to the shop across the road known as Pleasant Stores, formerly Ron’s of legendary fame, I inhaled the heady perfume from a large vase of lilies and hyacinths that is permeating the house whilst the coffee beans that I buy across the road were being ground in the kitchen mixing their even more seductive aroma into the exceedingly pleasant atmosphere that is Lewes, UK.

The coffee ready, it’s time to put down some thoughts blog-style here on my daily exercise in lumbering up to the main writing of the day – currently a set of poems and the apparently unending task of carrying on with my new novel which is much more vivid in my mind these days than my last one now that it’s waiting at the publishers to try its chances out there with you guys in the great wide world.

Sometimes, writing can be a lonely business – just me, the coffee and the lilies and hyacinths – but the morning after the latest meeting of the poetry group that I run here in Lewes, First Wednesday Writers, I realize that I am part of a community of writers here in East Sussex’ picturesque county town. As the name implies, we meet once a month to read or to listen to poetry, mostly new work by the poets, both experienced and novices, themselves. Others come along just to listen. It is held in Pleasant Stores, just across the road there, and pleasant is the perfect adjective to describe the event.

We sit in the main body of the stores, round tables with refreshments if wanted, reading and listening. It’s as simple as that. I host the event in the interests of chaos prevention but there are no stars here, no “featured” poets just writers who enjoy the company of other writers and who want to share their work. So no rules, no committees and no celebrity status and it seems to work.

If you want to join us next time, please do. If you have a collection published, bring some copies to sell, and read a few poems from it too. If you’ve just started writing or you’re hoping to start one day, this might be the place to find inspiration. It is a civilized democracy.

I hope to see some of you next time.

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I’m getting ready for our new poetry event here in Lewes UK – First Wednesday Writers begins next Wednesday in Lewes’ very pleasant Pleasant Stores. The poster has just arrived so I’ll be distributing copies around town later like a vicar delivering the parish newsletter.

Everyone is welcome to come along – admission is free – we hope to have poets and other writers, experienced or novices, reading their poetry and short prose pieces. You are also welcome just to come along to listen and I hope, have a good time.

I shall do my best to keep things going and will fill in the “gaps” by reading some of my recently published work. Oh no! Well the more people who want to read, the less of me.

I hope to see any of you that can get to Lewes next Wednesday evening and then on the first Wednesday of every month thereafter.

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I spent some time yesterday busying myself around my home town of Lewes, UK, publicising the new poetry event that we are holding at Lewes’ very pleasant Pleasant Stores on the first Wednesday of every month.

Pleasant Stores, the shop that used to be Ron’s,  is the place for all good things, organic food, wonderful bread and cheese to say nothing for the espresso coffee or the hot meals but now it is also to be the place for delicious poetry too.

Every month I hope to welcome established, new and wannabe poets for an evening of words and fun.

Anyone interested can contact me by email info@wolfiewolfgang.com but you can also just turn up at the door or visit the shop for details.

First Wednesday Writers will be held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm and admission is free. You can if you wish by some of store owner Sara Grisewood’s delicious refreshments.

Poetry, food and drink – things could hardly get better.

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