This was an evening in support of World Book Night. A decent crowd turned up at New Brewery Arts, lured by free Seamus Heaney books. Local writers read from their own work and this was interspersed with readings of favourite pieces by the great man. I really enjoyed Cora Sild, who was brought up near where Mr Heaney lived, reading Blackberry-picking. There wasn't just poetry - I read my fairy story/allegory, All in the Same Boat, and Sarah King read an excerpt from her novel The Durian Tree.
Another good night. Thanks to Dr Rona Laycock for organising it, to New Brewery Arts and Cora Sild for the facility, to everyone who read and turned up to support the evening and, of course, to Seamus Heaney for making great poetry.
Another good night. Thanks to Dr Rona Laycock for organising it, to New Brewery Arts and Cora Sild for the facility, to everyone who read and turned up to support the evening and, of course, to Seamus Heaney for making great poetry.
Seamus Heaney's New Selected Poems 1966-1987 from Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0571143725/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0571230962&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1RPPRWZWBV4PWTXK3EDJ
Other events coming up at Writers in the Brewery
31 Mar 2011 - Arthur Cunyngham and Sue Gibbs
28 Apr 2011 - Simone Mansell Broome
Related event coming up - Cheltenham Festival of Poetry
31 Mar 2011 - 3 Apr 2011 Whats on at www.cheltenhampoetryfest.co.uk
Previous Writers in the Brewery Evenings
Anna Saunders at Writers in the Brewery - Thursday 23 February 2011
John Richardson at Writers in the Brewery - Thursday 27 January 2011
See Mac McFadden's Writers in the Brewery performance
Roshi Fernando at Writers in the Brewery 25 November 2010
Mac McFadden at Writers in the Brewery 28 October 2010
Skip Walker at #WritersintheBrewery, editor of Wilts and Glos Standard
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