Miriam Halamy
poet, novelist, editor
http://www.miriamhalahmy.com/
http://miriamhalahmy.blogspot.com/
(and friend of the Purple Poets)
Miriam will be reading at the
Purple Poets and Friends and Peace
celebration at the Quaker Centre
April 22nd 2010, 2:30 p.m.
"There are some poets whose voices ought to be heard urgently
and Miriam Halahmy is one of them." - John Rety
Miriam Halahmy is a poet, novelist, short story writer,
workshop facilitator, editor, and writing mentor.
As one of the invited artists taking part in the 2006 Bob and Roberta Smith
Brick Lane Gallery Peace Camp, Miriam created the 'Wall for Peace' by asking
participants and visitors were asked to write their own thoughts on peace
and post them on the Gallery wall (Wednesday 20 December, 2006) .
http://www.thebricklanegallery.com/Peace_Camp.htm
She has been a Writing Mentor for the Medical Foundation for the Victims
of Torture, and she is a member of the Society of Authors, English PEN, British
SCBWI for children's writers, Highgate Poets, and Lapidus. Most recently,
Miriam taught an insightful workshop Turning Memoir into Fiction at
the 2010 Jewish Book Festival (10 a.m. March 5th ,2010 at the Royal National
Hotel).
http://www.jewishbookweek.com/2010/writing-workshop.php
Miriam writes a blog offering tips and inspirations to writers :
http://miriamhalahmy.blogspot.com/
You can find out more about her work and publications on her website :
www.miriamhalahmy.com
Miriam Halahmy is without compare when it comes to creating vignettes of
her world - her family life, friends, work and travels - finely textured
emotional and physical landscapes. Drawing on her Jewish roots, she brings
a generous heart and searching spirit to her place in that world.
http://www.babelguideslegacysite.co.uk/view/work/54854.html
BOOKS BY MIRIAM HALAHMY INCLUDE:
Cutting Pomegranates (poetry)
David Paul Books, May 3, 2003
ISBN 0-9540542-2-9
Paperback - 156mm x 234mm - 76pp
Secret Territory (novel)
Citron Press (Mar 1998)
ISBN-10: 0754400646
ISBN-13: 978-0754400646
Hardcover: 224 pages
Stir Crazy (poetry)
Hub Editions (20 November 1995)
ISBN-10: 1870653270
ISBN-13: 978-1870653275
31 pages
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Purple Poets
and Friends
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THE QUAKER CENTRE
LIBRARY
Friends Meeting House,
173 Euston Road
Bloomsbury
London NW1 2BJ
Tel: 020 7663 1030
quakercentre@quaker.org.uk
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Thursday 22 April 2.30pm
Poetry reading inspired by Quaker Testimonies
to Peace
Quaker Centre, Friends House, 173 Euston
Rd, London NW1 2BJ
A free event, light refreshments provided.
Please register
at:www.quaker.org.uk/purplepoets
Event is from 2.30 to 4.00 pm. Wheelchair
accessible.
For all enquiries please contact the Quaker
Centre
quakercentre@quaker.org.uk
/ 020 7663 1030/41
found poetry - technique
Purple Poets and Friends and Peace
-other poets taking part:
Daniel Beard
Barry Cole
Workshop
Miriam Halahmy
Brenda Niskala
Heather Spears
Jo WOnder will create a 'found poem' work of
art, using words from pamphlets written by Quaker Women
OTHER PROJECTS:
ACCESSING THE ARTS
A list of suitable venues and unsuitable venues
for performing (DDA compliant or reasonable adjustments noted)
and for holding meetings (this is an on-going project)
PROJECT: ARTS FOR ALL | ACCESS FOR ALL
-- working with local community galleries, libraries and museums
FIFTH FIELD TRIP (18.03.2010)
National Portrait Gallery, Saint Martins Lane
(The Indian Portrait 1560-1860, invited viewing and NPG workshop)
How to Read a Painting
workshop leaders Fran Wilde and Kim Morrissey
special guest artist and resource person Jo
WOnder
additional artist material by Heather
Spears
FOURTH FIELD TRIP (18.01.2010)
Quakers Centre Library
Euston Road
(Testimonies of Peace research for April 22nd, 2010 reading)
THIRD FIELD TRIP (24.05.2009)
British Museum, Great Russell Street
(Indian Summer, Garden and Cosmos, invited viewing)
SECOND FIELD TRIP (02.04.2009)
Wellcome Trust Library, Euston Road (Acts of Mercy paintings)
FIRST FIELD TRIP AND ON-GOING
PROJECT (05.10.2006)
1930's Stained Glass Windows by Margaret Edith Aldrich Rope, (M.E.A.
Rope)
The Crypt, Munster Square
first visit by photographer Tatiana Schenck (09.05.2009)
these windows were commissioned for St. Augustine's (Hackney)
background essay and footnotes: Art in the Crypt
SAINT LEONARD
SAINT GEORGE
back
to PURPLE POETS:
Babushka, Bithi Das, Carol Moon, Eileen Francis, Eppie Caredda, Ferdous Rahman,
Serajul Islam Molla, Jean Watt, Kathy Randle, Nahar Islam, Norah Platt, Patsy
Futatsugi, Shelagh Beale.
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