No pens, no paper, no prep….like a book club, but with no homework!
Starting on 7th November, I’m going to be running a weekly reading group in Coventry on behalf of the Royal Literary Fund.
Each week I will read the group a new poem and a short story aloud, and then we’ll discuss them together. Research shows how good it is for us to be read aloud to but how many of us actually make the time to do this? This is ninety minutes when people can just stop and listen to something new to them.
Coventry’s Reading Round will be one of a network of only sixteen in the country funded by the Royal Literary Fund in 2024/25, and, unlike other reading groups, there is no homework needed.
The meetings will discover stories and poems for sheer enjoyment, looking at how writers weave their effects.
The Reading Round scheme was set up to create a space where readers can discover original writing and also rediscover the joys of hearing stories and poems in a friendly group.
Runs weekly at Allesley Park Library, starting 7th November, from 12.15 – 1.45pm on Thursdays.
Everyone welcome, but numbers are limited.
Email to reserve your FREE SPACE: wren.james@rlfeducation.org.uk
Find out more about the Reading Round groups and see if there’s one in your area.
Wren James 