George Szirtes & Ann Atkinson reading in Sheffield
Poetry Readings & State of the Art Panel Discussion
Thursday March 4th, 7:30pm
Bank Street Arts, Sheffield S1 2DS (map)
A rare chance to hear the T S Eliot prizewinning poet, George Szirtes. Also appearing are Nathan Hamilton (poet and editor of Egg Box Publishing) and the poet and translator Agnes Lehoczky. Plus Derbyshire Poet Laureate and former editor of Staple, Ann Atkinson, whose brilliant pamphlet Drawing Water has just been published by Smith/Doorstop.
Readings and discussion plus questions from the floor on the State of Contemporary Poetry — in terms of contemporary practice, issues of availability, audience, canon formation — and life after a creative writing degree...
Tickets £5 or £3 concessions/Bank Street Arts members. Pay on the door.
Email info@bankstreetarts.com or call 0114 346 3034 for more information.
The Poetry Business receives financial assistance from Arts Council England.
