POETRY AND is a series of poetry readings at King’s College London chaired by Professor of Poetry Ruth Padel, which highlights poetry’s power to connect across boundaries and disciplines.

This summer, we are presenting free events at King’s College London in the Edmond J. Safra Lecture Theatre, followed by a wine reception and book-signing in Chapters. King’s College, Strand WC2R 2LS.

Friday 8 June POETRY AND CRITICISM AND THE IRISH AGREEMENT

19.00 - 20.30: Celebration of the Literary Magazine, Irish Pages

Poetry And partners Irish Pages: A Journal of Contemporary Writing, a leading literary magazine, published in Belfast, which combines Irish, European and international perspectives, in celebrating its latest issues: Criticism, featuring Eva Hoffman on Europe’s ‘Internal Others’ and essays by Bernard O’Donoghue and Kathleen Jamie; and The Belfast Agreement, A 20th Anniversary.

Readings and discussion from contributors and editors, Chris Agee and Cathal Ó Searcaigh.