ESSEX POETRY FESTIVAL

19th September -25th October

over 25 poets at 21 different venues between 19th September & 25th October.
www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk

Workshops, readings, Open Mic, performance poetry, events for Children and poetic wildlife walks with the Essex Wildlife Trust. Plus the BIG DAY OF POETRY on the 11th October at the Cramphonr Theatre, Chelmsford, where Sixties Beat icon Michael Horovitz will be topping the bill and showing why this “firebrand of a performance poet, who has energised every kind of audience on both sides of the Atlantic” who’s Poetry Olympics filled the Albert Hall on more than one occasion, is still where it’s at! Joining him is the electrifying Patience Agbabi, once poet in residence at a tattoo parlour, and Jo Bell, last years Cheshire poet laureate and ex ‘bonekicker’ who will regale tales of sex, boats and archaeology! Also in the evening Catherine Smith will be introducing the winners of the Essex Poetry Festivals Open Poetry Competition. In the afternoon Essex Poets Frank Dullaghan and Adrian Green will be reading from their new books. Staff from the country’s oldest literary magazine, The London Magazine (founded 1732) and its youthful new counterpart Trespass will be on hand to chat to poets about what their magazines have to offer readers and what they look for in submissions, the are also bringing their guest readers, the Forward prize nominated and Saltire Award winning Roddy Lumsden, with young guns Andrew Oldham and Tom Chivers.The events start from 1pm with an Open Mic, where new and local poets can take the stage.
email: derek@essex-poetry-festival.co.uk for brochure

Essex Festival 2007: this Saturday 20th October

Essex Poetry Festival

Cramphorn Theatre, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1JG
Starts 1pm
Featuring Daljit Nagra, Catherine Smith, A F Harrold, Essex Poets Jane Holland and Tim Cunningham, a mass workshop with Michael Laskey, open mic and competition winners reading with adjudicator Anne-Marie Fyfe.

£12 / £10 conc.



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Box office: 01245 606 505

Matthew Sweeney, Sally Festing and an Open Mic at Wivenhoe: Friday October 19th

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Friday October 19th
8pm
The British Legion, The Quay, Wivenhoe, Essex.

Matthew Sweeney and Sally Festing read at this poetry evening, associated with the Essex Poetry Festival. At the British Legion, The Quay, Wivenhoe. Friday October 19th at 8.00pm. Map can be found here.

Tickets on the door : £5/£4 concs.
Includes an open- mic, and new voices are always welcome. For further details contact Chris Tanner on 0784 074 5220

Essex Poetry Festival: October Saturday 20th

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Essex Poetry Festival: Saturday 20th October

Essex Poetry Festival 2007

Daljit Nagra, Catherine Smith, A. F. Harrold, Jane Holland, Tim Cunningham & Audience Participation Workshop with Michael Laskey.

Plus Open Mic & readings from this years competition winners.

Date: Saturday 20th October
Venue: The Cramphorn Theatre, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1JG
Tickets £12 (£10 concs.) Box office 01245 606505
full details on website.

There will be workshops & readings throughout October at various libraries in Essex, many of these events are free, see website for details.

www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk