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Anvil Press Poetry Reading
When: Friday, 12/04/2013, 6.30pm
Where: The Duke of Wellington
Costs: Free entry
Bookings:
Bookings Link:
http://www.anvil@anvilpresspoetry.comPlease join us for a poetry reading with the Dutch poet Nachoem Wijnberg & translator David Colmer, plus Martina Evans. They will be reading from their latest collections, `Advance Payment’ (a Poetry Book Society Translation Choice for Spring 2013) and `Petrol’. Readings start at 7pm. -
POETRY SERVED
When: Tuesday, 16/04/2013, 19:00
Where: The Mau Mau Bar - 265 Portobello Road, London W11.
Costs: £5/£4 Conc
Bookings:
07779572054Bookings Link:
http://www.poetryserved.tumblr.comWe are back to serve you up another night of soul nourishing poetry. This time our pop-up poetry event will be held at the infamous Mau Mau Bar, 265 Portobello Road, London W11.
FB Events page: http://www.facebook.com/events/128501477334106
Twitter: @Mrsadekur
Email: Poetryserved@gmail.com
The menu for this month includes:
Simon Mole Porter - Chill Pill
A.F. Harrold
Tolu Agbelusi
Harry Baker
Stephanie Dogfoot
Kass Man
+ Open Mic (Please arrive early to sign up)
Open Mic will be split into two sessions one at the start and the other at the end.
+ Special Guests + Music after poetry has been served
Doors open 6.30pm
£5/4
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Reading with Kevin Crossley Holland
When: Thursday, 02/05/2013, 7:30pm
Where: Albion Beatnik, 34 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AA
Costs: £ 4.00 (£ 2.00)
Bookings:
Bookings Link:
http://www.backroompoets.blogspot.co.uk/On 2 May, Back Room Poets is hosting a reading with invited guest reader Kevin Crossley-Holland and Back Room Poets members Adam Flint, Jennifer A. McGowan (MC), Kathleen M. Quinlan and Tina Sederholm.
Charles Causley on our guest reader Kevin Crossley-Holland, author of eight collections of poetry and well-known children's author and translator:
'Highly sensitised to the relationship between man and the landscape, and man and the four elements. He has got this marvellous capacity of moving quite effortlessly from today back across a thousand years, and back again.' -
POETRY IN THE LIBRARY
When: Wednesday, 08/05/2013, 7.30
Where: The Bush Theatre London
Costs: £12 £6 under 26
Bookings:
02087435050Bookings Link:
http://www.bushtheatre.co.ukMAY 8TH, 9TH, 10TH AND 15TH
The intimate setting of the library at the Bush Theatre will be home to series of poetry evenings in May.
One of these is a Forward Poetry evening hosted by William Seighart, and there are two evenings of contemporary poetry; one with an 'awesome foursome' of young talented poets, chosen by the Poetry Trust; one with award-winning and celebrated poets Matthew Hollis and Jo Shapcott, from Faber; and an evening of classic poetry read by Sinead Cusack and others from the best-selling anthology, "iF: A Treasury of Poems for almost Every Possibility".
Tickets are selling fast, so book soon to avoid disappointment
online at www.bushtheatre.co.uk or call the box office on 0208 743 5050
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Keats Festival 24 May - 2 June
When: Friday, 24/05/2013,
Where: Keats House, Hampstead
Costs: Prices vary, some events are free
Bookings:
020 7332 3868Bookings Link:
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/keatshousehampsteadJoin us for poetry, performance and family fun at Keats Festival 2013. For ten days the house will come alive with a whole range of events and activities for all ages, from creative writing courses to poetry readings, from children’s workshops to musical performances.
Listen to new work by acclaimed poets from around the world, including John Hegley, our new Poet in Residence Jo Shapcott, Malika Booker, Kayo Chingonyi, Patricia McCarthy, winner of this year’s National Poetry Competition, and many more. Or develop your own writing skills at one of our workshops.
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Creating a new Dawn Chorus on Twitter with the National Trust
When: Sunday, 09/06/2013, 3am-5am
Where: Everywhere
Costs: Free
Bookings:
Bookings Link:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/londonAs the sun rises on 9 June, the National Trust’s London Project invites the UK population to join the birds as they herald in a new day, collaboratively creating a new dawn chorus of tweets on Twitter from 3am to 5am. Anyone can follow this public performance using #dawnchorus or join in by tweeting @NTlovesLondon. People are invited to observe a place they know, out of hours, and craft tweets reporting the sight and sound of daybreak. Writers, poets, bird lovers, outdoor enthusiasts and the wider public are invited to tweet about a place that is special to them. Dawn Chorus is part of the National Trust’s innovative partnership with Chelsea Fringe. It is part of The London Project’s exciting 24-hour programme, Wild About London.
This is a live and automatically up-dated service, which lists the events in ascending order.
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