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Festival Launch event with Terrance Hayes 19:00-20:30 | Northern Stage
7 Mar 2019

Festival Launch event with Terrance Hayes

19:00-20:30 | Northern Stage

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The opening of this year’s festival is marked by a special event featuring critically-acclaimed poet Terrance Hayes. Hayes is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including American Sonnetsfor My Past and Future Assassin (Penguin, 2018), shortlisted for both the … Continued

More Question Than Answer: Workshop with Linda France14:00-16:00 | Newcastle University
7 Mar 2019

More Question Than Answer: Workshop with Linda France

14:00-16:00 | Newcastle University

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How might we give form and voice to doubtful spaces, passages between leaving and remaining? How can we write poems that broach change and contradiction without sacrificing integrity and precision? This practical workshop will explore our negotiation, as poets, between … Continued

The Use of Dialogue in Poetry: Workshop with Sean O’Brien11:00-13:00 | Newcastle University
7 Mar 2019

The Use of Dialogue in Poetry: Workshop with Sean O’Brien

11:00-13:00 | Newcastle University

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“And what is the use of a book without conversations?” Alice in Wonderland hits the nail on the head. In this workshop we’ll explore the use of dialogue in poetry. We’ll consider conversation, including the kind where we only hear … Continued

Dreams and Visions with Sean O’Brien (SOLD OUT)15.00 – 17:00 | Newcastle University | £15
9 Mar 2018

Dreams and Visions with Sean O’Brien (SOLD OUT)

15.00 – 17:00 | Newcastle University | £15

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            In this workshop we’ll be writing and discussing poems where the daylight world seems particularly close to states of dream and vision, and considering how to make the crossing in either direction armed only … Continued

Poetry and Painting workshop with Sinéad Morrissey and Emma Holliday (SOLD OUT)11:00-13:00 | Newcastle University | £15
9 Mar 2018

Poetry and Painting workshop with Sinéad Morrissey and Emma Holliday (SOLD OUT)

11:00-13:00 | Newcastle University | £15

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In keeping with this year’s festival theme of crossings, poet Sinéad Morrissey and festival Painter-in-Residence Emma Holliday join forces for this workshop which will explore the theme of colour through language and art. The workshop is open to those with … Continued

Jorie Graham19:00-20:30 | The Boiler House | Newcastle University | £7.50/£5 (students)
8 Mar 2017

Jorie Graham

19:00-20:30 | The Boiler House | Newcastle University | £7.50/£5 (students)

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            The opening of this year’s festival is marked by a special event featuring critically-acclaimed poet Jorie Graham. Graham is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including The Dream of the Unified Field: Selected … Continued

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