The Norman Nicholson Society AGM will take place online on Sat. April 18th, 2026, 11.00-12noon. Members only, but non-members may attend our Annual Lecture: 'Reading Between the Lines: Archival Encounters with Norman Nicholson' (12noon - 1.00pm). See our website for details: www.normannicholson.org
Our AGM will take place online from 11.00am to 12.00 noon on Saturday April 18th, 2026. Members only, but non-members are warmly invited to register for our Annual Lecture: 'Reading Between the Lines: Archival Encounters with Norman Nicholson' at noon. Full details here: www.normannicholson.org
Image of Norman Nicholson (1914-1987) and illustrations inspired by his poetry created by schoolchildren and displayed at Millom Railway Station. Norman is shown smiling gently. He wears a tie and v-neck pullover. His wavy hair radiates out from his face, merging with his distinctive bushy side-whiskers. The image of Norman is a pencil drawing. The other images are in colour, predominantly blues, pinks, reds, greens, browns and blues, reflecting the local environment.
The last Zoom event in our Winter Season will take place online on Thursday 5th March, 2026 from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. The topic is 'Digital Norman'.
We will look at how much information about Norman Nicholson is available online and what that tells us about his current reputation. It will be fun!
We have 60 attendees for this Celebration. A record so far! Next year, 2027, why don't you join in and see what all the fuss is about!
All are welcome to register for the FREE online Norman Nicholson Birthday Celebration on January 8th 2026 from 7.30-9.00pm - but the deadline for registering is Wednesday 7th January at 5.00pm. Drop an email to normannicholsonsociety@gmail.com if you'd like to attend. See: www.normannicholson.org
All are welcome to register for the FREE online Norman Nicholson Birthday Celebration on January 8th 2026 from 7.30-9.00pm - but the deadline for registering is Wednesday 7th January at 5.00pm. Drop an email to normannicholsonsociety@gmail.com if you'd like to attend. See: www.normannicholson.org
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones, James Rebanks, from The Norman Nicholson Society!
A beautiful poem! Thank you, Pascale, from The Norman Nicholson Society!
#poetry #event #cumbria January 8th will mark the 112th anniversary of Norman Nicholson's birth in 1914. Do join us for an online Zoom Celebration (7.30-9.00pm) with poems by Nicholson and contemporary Cumbrian poets. Contact normannicholsonsociety@gmail.com to register.
www.normannicholson.org
#poetry #event #cumbria January 8th will mark the 112th anniversary of Norman Nicholson's birth in 1914. Do join us for an online Zoom Celebration (7.30-9.00pm) with poems by Nicholson and contemporary Cumbrian poets. Contact normannicholsonsociety@gmail.com to register.
www.normannicholson.org
Someone put this into Modern English. Who? They should also be acknowledged. William Langland's words would be hard for a contemporary audience to understand without the help of a form of translation. Give visibility to the translator!
A great poet!
A book highly recommended by the Norman Nicholson Society too! Well done, Ishita, for your sensitive review. Nicholson, recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and a Faber poet, published by TS Eliot, would have approved! 😊
It's great to see someone interacting so sensitively and intelligently with contemporary poet. Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson (1914-1987), who regularly reviewed for the TLS, would have approved!🙂
Thanks for those poems! A good crop...
Antoinette Fawcett, Editor of Comet, the Norman Nicholson Society's magazine, will be teaching a course on Poetry and Translation at the wonderful Higham Hall from December 7th to December 9th: highamhall.com/course/poetr...
Fantastic news, Ilse! Well done and well deserved...
A beautiful poem and a beautiful door! Thank you!
That sounds great! Where do you teach your poetry class?
Thank you, Hannah.
Let the Wealthy & Great
Roll in Splendor & State
I envy them not I declare it
I eat my own Lamb
My own Chicken & Ham
I shear my own Fleece & I wear it
I have Lawns I have Bowers
I have Fruits I have Flowers
The Lark is my morning alarmer...
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We at The Norman Nicholson Society enjoy reading your critical pieces, Jeremy. And thanks for the free goodies on your Substack too!
Thank you very much, Hannah. It's fantastic that you've taken the trouble to bring together UK poets in this way.
The Starter Pack UK Poets Lists are really useful! Thank you!
Can you also include some Dead Good Poets (and their Literary Societies)?
See the Alliance of Literary Societies website for details of societies that work to celebrate the poems and prose of their writers and poets: allianceofliterarysocieties.wordpress.com
Thanks, Ian. I will let Kathleen know.
The Norman Nicholson Society highly recommends Alison Brackenbury's 'Village'. Alison and Norman were kindred spirits - Alison's first collection of poems, 'Dreams of Power', came out in 1981, the same year that Nicholson's last collection 'Sea to the West' was published!
Antoinette Fawcett, Editor of Comet, the Norman Nicholson Society's magazine, will be teaching a course on Poetry and Translation at the wonderful Higham Hall from December 7th to December 9th: highamhall.com/course/poetr...
Sparkling Water on Morecambe Bay - an embroidered image in a silver screen by Kate Tame.
There's an exciting exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere, inspired by the Wordsworths trips to South Cumbria, and it also references the work of Norman Nicholson. 'Sparkling Waters of Morecambe Bay' by Kate Tame is a beautiful example of this. See our website for full details: www.normannicholson.org
Sparkling Water on Morecambe Bay - an embroidered image in a silver screen by Kate Tame.
There's an exciting exhibition at Wordsworth Grasmere, inspired by the Wordsworths trips to South Cumbria, and it also references the work of Norman Nicholson. 'Sparkling Waters of Morecambe Bay' by Kate Tame is a beautiful example of this. See our website for full details: www.normannicholson.org