Oxfam Christmas Poetry Night
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
7.30 pm
Oxfam Books and Music Shop
91 Marylebone High Street, London W1
near Baker Street tube.
The Oxfam Poetry Reading in Marylebone series ends its 7th year of events on
a high note with six guest poets - including two coming especially from
Scotland for the occasion - TS Eliot Prize winning Bloodaxe poet Jen
Hadfield and Picador poet John Glenday whose recent collection Grain has
been shortlisted for the 2010 Ted Hughes Award for New Work In Poetry.
This internationally-minded series will also be featuring a poet from
Ireland (Barbara Smith), reading on her birthday, two prize-winning American
poets, Dante Micheaux and Michelle Boisseau and England's own Sheila
Hillier, whose recent collection was shortlisted for this year’s Aldeburgh
Prize.
The host for the evening will be Todd Swift.
The event is supported by Kingston University. Tickets are £5 / £3
concession (students) in advance or at the door (if seats remain). Do call
or email the shop to buy or book tickets:
Telephone : 020 7487 3570.
Email: oxfammarylebone@hotmail.com
2 comments:
Hey Jen! Have a very good and Christmassy time. x
Loved every poet last night, thanks for your reading.
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