Wednesday, October 03, 2012

LONDON: National Poetry Day Live!


Thursday, 4th October, 2012, 1pm-6pm

Clore Ballroom,
Royal Festival Hall,
Southbank Centre,
London
SE1 8XX

Celebrate National Poetry Day with an afternoon of free events and readings compèred by Poetry Society President Roger McGough. Featured poets include Grace Nichols, John Cooper Clarke, Rachel Rooney, Christopher Reid, Dannie Abse and more.
The afternoon will also see the launch of the autumn issue of Poetry Review, the UK’s leading poetry magazine, and a showcase of up-and-coming artists discovered by the Poetry Society: former winners of the SLAMbassadors UK championship and the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award.

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