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“High and Low” Poetry on Zoom
Our annual opportunity to hear readings of JB’s verse and other writing, and to
share favourites with other members, via Zoom. This year the theme will be
poems in the ‘High and Low’ collection published in 1966, thus its 60th
anniversary. For those of you with copies on your shelves, this is the book
with the faded spine – bright pink to a dirty cream if copies I have seen in
bookshops are examples! It contains some of JB’s best poems and also some
that are rarely mentioned, so a complete mix. Familiar poems such as
‘Cornish Cliffs,’ ‘A Lament for Moira McCavendish,’ ‘Uffington’ and ‘Great
Central Railway’ tumble along with less regarded poems such as ‘The
Commander.’ You don’t have to read – we can read them for you – but the
idea is to spend a couple of hours enjoying JB with like-minded members.
Please contact me – sonjack1@aol.com – if you wish to attend, so that we
have an idea of numbers and I can provide you with the zoom link.
Many events are organised by the Council of the Betjeman Society: to book a place for these events please use the booking form that is sent out with the Society Newsletter or choose one of the following options::
– By cheque payable to the ‘Betjeman Society’ and sent to:Betjeman Society Events, 38 Lapsley Drive, Banbury, OX16 1EW enclosing a SAE.
– By bank transfer to The Betjeman Society Sort Code 40-43-26 (HSBC) and Account Number 62338521. Pay the total amount required for your ticket/s and give as a reference your surname and the event date. Please email events@betjemansociety.com to advise your booking details.
– By cash on arrival but please email as above so we know to expect you.
– If you have a Paypal account or intend to open one then please use it quoting email address ‘betjsoc@gmail.com’