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25th March 2015: University of Manchester; Roundtable 3-5pm • Samuel Alexander Building • A113 Carola Luther (Carcanet Press), Dr Stuart Marsden (Manchester Metropolitan University), Professor Michael O'Neill (Durham University), Dr Mark Sandy (Durham University), Dr Michael Traut (Manchester University), Ralph Underhill (Public Interest Research Centre). Wine Reception 5-6pm • Samuel Alexander Builing • North Foyer Poetry Reading 6-7.30pm • Samuel Alexander Building • SG1 On the theme of birds with Professor Michael O'Neill (Durham University) and Carola Luther (Carcanet Press), introduced by RSPB. All are welcome; no booking required Contact clara.dawsonmanchester.ac.uk for enquiries
22nd June 2014: The Rocks Restaurant, Marine Road, Dunbar, East Lothian EH42 1AR; Jazz and Poetry The Rocks Poetry and jazz improv with Colin Will, Kevin Cadwallender and Jo Gibson Special event for the Coastword Festival Two 'Dunbards' are joined by two well-known poets for an afternoon of laid back cool
3rd June 2014: Flanders House 1a Cavendish Square London W1G 0LD; Book Launch: Emile Verhaeren, Poems, translated by Will Stone. Readings by Will Stone, Benno Barnard, Rik Hemmerijckx, Michaël Vandebril. FREE ENTRY. If you would like to attend this very special event, please RSVP before 28 May to rsvpflandershouse.co.uk
26th April 2014: London Zoo, Regents Park, London; Writing Workshop with Astrid Alben and Pascale Petit Programme: ‘Not so far from the gods, not so far from the beasts either’ Dates: Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April 2014 Times: 10am – 5pm Price: £200 Tickets for this event will be released in due course, for more information please email artszsl.org Book by phone: 0844 225 1826 - Mon to Sun (8.30am-5.30pm) This course is for anyone who wants to develop their writing skills while thinking and learning about animals, the environment and conservation issues. This intense weekend course will comprise of an introductory talk with the course tutors, an encounter day on Saturday 26 April where you will visit the pygmy hippos, tigers, seahorses and Komodo dragon exhibits within the Zoo, with an opportunity to speak with keepers and time to take notes. This will be followed by workshops to develop your writing skills through exercises and tutor feedback. Participants will be encouraged to develop and share their work. Writers of poetry, prose and non-fiction are all welcome. The cost of the course includes two entries to ZSL London Zoo, the creative writing workshops and access to the Zoological Society of London Library. More information on the Zoo's website
18th March 2014: Enitharmon Press Bookshop, 10 Bury Place, WC1A 2JL; Róisín Tierney launches her debut collection The Spanish-Italian Border, a book that contorts the world we know, oddly fluid and yet grounded in subjects that range from rural Ireland to sub-maritime journeys to Spain, from unheard of languages to ghost dogs. Free entry but please contact roisintierneyhotmail.com.
3rd July 2013: Poetry Library, South Bank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX; Arc World Poets – Sequences Amarjit Chandan, Razmik Davoyan and Cliff Forshaw read from sequences that focus on environmental, spiritual and historical preoccupations. Each poet uses the poem sequence to construct a sweeping engagement with their subject. Images are repeated, manipulated and unravelled to pull the listener into their detailed and absorbing worlds. English translations will be read alongside the original versions.
1st July 2012: Queen Elibzabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London; Jet-lagged Prophets: The Church of Poetry Ana Paula Tavares,Razmik Davoyan This event explores themes of spirituality in contemporary international poetry. Readers include Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares, one of Angola's leading poets, and Razmik Davoyan, a prominent contemporary Armenian poet and humanist whose work is pervaded by images of spiritual unity. A Poetry Parnassus Event Free
15th July 2010: Oxfam Bloomsbury Bookshop, London; Amarjit Chandan (with Manjinder Virk) and other Panjabi poets. Panjabi is the second most spoken language in the UK and this evening we bring together three poets who have kindly agreed to give us a flavour of this ‘colourful’ language. Chandan will recite his poems in Panjabi and the English translations will be delivered by Manjinder Virk. The session will be chaired by Rakesh Bhanot, the bookshop’s Events Manager, who will provide a very short introduction to Panjab and Panjabi. To attend any Oxfam Bloomsbury Bookshop events, please email oxfambloomsburyhotmail.co.uk to reserve seats as we have a maximum capacity of 60 (35 seated). Whilst all events are free we suggest a donation of £5 to cover the cost of refreshments.
21st May 2009: Vashon Island, Washington, USA, May 21st-25th; Vashon Poetry Fest featuring Tony Curtis, Samuel Green, Michael Meade and others.

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