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Annie Ellis
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Two poetry books published (Tempo of Colour, Nature at a Cost) Lead Sponsor, Judge, Website usage tester, for Wildfire Words. Poet, Playwright, Storyteller, Writer and Actor. Life Patron of Cheltenham Poetry Festival.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 28th November at 1.00pm.
We are delighted to have the wonderful Chris Hemingway as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
No event in December.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm.
We are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.socials
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Don’t forget this event is on a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm.
We pm are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
DOES CONFLICT END IN COLLABORATION -- handshake, kiss, partnership, amnesty, surrender, armistice, lasting peace?
Your poem can say. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Poetry Cafe at Cheltenham Library will be on Friday 31st October at 1pm.
We are delighted to have the lovely Sharon Larkin as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
Don't be conflicted -- collaborate your poet's voice with your creative instincts, and explore this theme of today. With a chance of a chunk of cash at the end of it. wildfire-words.com/c-or-c/
October 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis.
We are delighted to have the wonderful Dan Papworth as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Please don’t forget this event is a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis.
We are delighted to have Dan Papworth as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.

@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
Thank you to all who have booked for this audiobook launch. There are still 3 open mic places left -- 2 minutes to read your own poem, preferably related to trees. You can read and hear samples from the book, or reserve a place at the launch @ wildfirespoken.com/preview-wata/
September 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 26th September at 1.00pm hosted by Annie Ellis.
We are delighted to have the wonderful Dan Papworth as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share or just listen.
Free coffee.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Hoping to see you TOMORROW.
There will be no special guest for the August event at the Cheltenham library at 1pm as it is the holidays and we may be short of readers. Anyone who would like to read from the audience on Friday 29th August will be able to read this month more than one poem.
August 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This event is on a week today.
There will be no special guest for the August event at the Cheltenham library at 1pm as it is the holidays and we may be short of readers. Anyone who would like to read from the audience on Friday 29th August will be able to read this month more than one poem.
August 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
Sadly, yesterday’s meeting didn’t stop the killing in Ukraine. And more writers will add their voices to Wildfire Words Anthology. Will you read them or join them? wildfire-words.com/ukraine-2025/
August 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
There will be no special guest for the August event at the Cheltenham library at 1pm as it is the holidays and we may be short of readers. Anyone who would like to read from the audience on Friday 29th August will be able to read this month more than one poem. Bring a handful of poems with you.
August 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
Thanks to early entrants to our popular Open Submissions for poems or flash fiction. Still lots more to review. Plus YOURS? Details: wildfire-words.com/os8/
July 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
Limericks are best spoken was agreed by all the poets selected to feature in wildfire words' 3rd Limerick Anthology. You can hear all their work at wildfire-words.com/kep-2025/
July 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Please don’t forget this event is on a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 25th July 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Iris Anne Lewis as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Please don’t forget this event is a week today.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 27th June 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the wonderful David Clarke as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@wildfirewords.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
Creative writers of poetry/flash fiction – 4 opportunities for publication with audio of the author, 2 of them with cash prizes. Be heard and read around the world. wildfire-words.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library will be on Friday 27th June at 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the wonderful David Clarke as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hope to see you TOMORROW.
Poetry Cafe at Chelt. Library is on Friday 30th May 1.00pm hosted by @anniecsky.bsky.social
We are delighted to have the lovely Josephine Lay as guest.
Join us & bring a poem to share.
@josephinelay.bsky.social
@gloswriters.bsky.social
@cheltpoetfest.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Reposted by Annie Ellis
You need to be quick to grab one of last two Open Mic tickets when Wildfire Words launches its first audio book on Zoom, 31 May at 7pm, in Annie Ellis's voice adds extra colour and rhythm to poems in her Tempo of Colour.
Info, free tickets for Open Mic or Audience at wildfire-words.com/annie-ellis/
May 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM