Secular Verses Poetry Reading @Chesham Fringe Festival
Schedule
Sat May 23 2026 at 11:30 am to 12:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Chapter Two | Chesham, EN
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FREE EVENT. All welcome.11:30 - 12:15 at Chapter Two Bookshop, 10 Chesham High St
Join Alexander Williams as he shares poems from his collection Secular Verses, exploring his experiences as a secularist, atheist and humanist. With poems ranging from the thoughtful and lyrical to the comic and polemic, there's something to inspire every reader's interest and imagination. Copies will be available to purchase after the reading.
"A beautiful collection that captures the humanist experience with honesty and empathy and a tribute to the power of poetry to enrich the secular experience." -Andrew Copson OBE, Chief Executive, Humanists UK (2025)
I'm also performing my one man musical Love in Slough 6pm at Chesham Library, so why not make a day of it? Come and join a friendly group as we do the poetry first, enjoy a leisurely picnic in Chesham park (weather permitting!) before finishing the day with Love in Slough! Hope to see you there! **
What’s a Humanist?
They trust in methodologies objective and specific
They describe observed phenomena in a manner scientific
They reject all explanations couched in ghosts or ghouls or spirits
They circumscribe their arguments with naturalistic limits
They ask to see the evidence before they reach conclusions
They prefer to confess ignorance than make up false solutions
They try to meet all human beings with kindness and compassion
And to treat all other animals in corresponding fashion
They’ve no evidence of afterlife, so reasonably deduce
That this is the one life that we have of any earthly use
They put aside the magical claims of many an ancient text
And instead use moral judgement to decide what to do next.
So, in answer to your question, having thought the whole thing through
I’d say it sounds a lot like me. Would you say it’s like you?
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Where is it happening?
Chapter Two, 2 High Street, Chesham, HP5 1BU, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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