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This is a free event that's open to all, no booking required.
You may be subject to a security check at the entrance.
Sorry we can't provide refreshments so please bring your own. There are also a lot of cafes nearby.
Time | Title | Details |
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10:45-11:00 | Welcome and introduction | Clare Brant for CLWR |
11:00-12:00 | Poetry we love | Favourite poems 100 years old: open mike, compered by Ruth Richardson. Bring a poem or extract from a longer poem you love to read! (40 lines max please) |
12:00-12:45 | Poets | A constellation of poets, curated by Ruth O'Callaghan |
12:45-13:00 | Browse | Book sales and breather |
13:00-13:40 | Open mike | All welcome! Bring a poem (40 lines max please) |
13:40-14:00 | Puffs | Editors, publishers, magazines, poetry resources: short talks |
14:00-15:00 | 'Dear Diary' Workshop | Run by poet Katherine Lockton of South Bank Poetry |
15:00-16:00 | Poetry for all - 'I dreamed a future happiness' | Stepney Words (1971) authored by Chris Searle and friends, discussion chaired by Ruth Richardson |
16:00-17:00 | Bot or not | A session of computer poetry, co-created with the audience, presented by Rebecca Roach from Ego Media |
17:00-17:15 | Break | |
17:15-18:45 | Poets | Reading by Fleur Adcock, Connie Bensley, Maureen Duffy, Elaine Feinstein, Katherine Lockton, Paul McLoughlin, Ruth O'Callaghan |
Event details
Great HallStrand Campus
Strand, London, WC2R 2LS