For Poetry’s Sake by Patricia and William Oxley

Written/Edited by: Patricia and William Oxley

Published by: Ember Press

Year: 2019

No of pages: 130

ISBN: 978-1-873161-47-0

£5.00

‘For nineteen years, attending the Torbay Poetry Festival has been one of the highlights
of the poets’ year. Virtually single-handedly organised by Patricia and William Oxley,
it has brought together poets of all abilities in a beautiful setting on the ‘English Riviera’
amidst an aura of great friendship. Many of those who attended in the early years
became regulars, and looked forward to renewing friendships and enjoying carefully curated
programmes ranging from readings by special guests, many of them with an international
reputation, workshops and readings from the floor – and the more light-hearted ‘Festival
Challenge’. Patricia and William have written a highly personal account of the origins
and development of the festival to mark its last occurrence. Reading it will bring back
happy memories to the many who have attended over the years and, to the careful reader
though not intentionally, make clear the huge debt that we all owe them for their work
in producing such a hugely successful event. – William Marshall