2018 | Newcastle Poetry Festival 2020

9 Mar 2018

Free-Forms: Tyehimba Jess and Binker & Moses, Fernando Valverde and Juan Pinilla

20.00-21.45 | Sage Gateshead | Sage 2 | £21.80/£19.60 (students)

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Jugar con Fuego ‘Playing with Fire’ with Fernando Valverde and Juan Pinilla This is the long awaited UK premiere of the Latino Grammy-nominated performance of Jugar con Fuego, a collaborative album by poet Fernando Valverde … Continued

9 Mar 2018

The Northern Poetry Symposium

10:30-18:30 | Sage Gateshead Northern Rock Foundation Hall | £25/£20 (students)

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The Northern Poetry Symposium will be a day of lively debates, workshops and readings exploring poetry in translation with leading poets, publishers and translators. In the current age of political turbulence – the vote for Brexit, the presidency of Donald … Continued

9 Mar 2018

Poetry’s Musical Bloodline with Tyehimba Jess

10.00-12.00 | Newcastle University | £15

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A master class exploring the historic connections between music and poetry, with particular interest in music of the African diaspora. Participants will plumb insights into creating poems that address the history, culture, characters, geographies … Continued

9 Mar 2018

Such a Terrible Beauty with Patricia Smith (SOLD OUT)

10.00-12.00 | Newcastle University | £15

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Poets often find themselves faced with the difficulty of writing the ‘difficult’–especially in reaction to a world that constantly teeters on the edge of tragedies both personal and political. What strategies can we use to approach, enter and execute the … Continued

9 Mar 2018

Translating Poetry with Poets: PoetTrio Parallel Workshops

9.00 – 10.30 | Northern Rock Foundation Hall | Sage Gateshead | £15

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Part of the Northern Poetry Symposium. An exclusive opportunity for ten people to join a collaborative translation session with renowned poets W. N. Herbert, Sean O’Brien, Elma van Haren and Hélène Gelèns, with language … Continued

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

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