WATCHET has become the first ’virtual poetry town’ in the UK with a ground-breaking project that goes live tomorrow (Saturday) along two miles of the Mineral Line.
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The Poetry Pin trail goes live today - Saturday, June 11.
A series of workshops, covering essential aspects of reading and posting poetry, will begin on Tuesday (June 14) at 7pm at Contains Art Courtyard, on Watchet’s East Quay.