Good morning poetry lovers! Today’s the day we launch our inaugural poetry festival in the beautiful Cornerstone building on Charles Street, Cardiff.
So what can you look forward to, and how can you get tickets? All the important information is below…
7:00pm: Jonathan Edwards, Welcome Buffet
Jonathan Edwards will open the festival with the Welcome Buffet event – listen to readings from Edwards’ Costa Prize-winning collection My Family and Other Superheroes plus new material while you enjoy a selection of food from the on-site Pantry Café.
£7 – For tickets contact Lucy King: 07445 816617
(booking recommended)
8:30pm: ‘The Glass Aisle’: Paul Henry & Brian Briggs
Poet Paul Henry and singer/songwriter Brian Briggs perform their remarkable poetry & music collaboration at 8:30pm, with songs inspired by a stretch of the Monmouthshire & Brecon canal. This event also launches Henry’s book of the same name.
£10 – For tickets contact Lucy King: 07445 816617
(booking recommended)
The full festival brochure, with details of all the weekend’s events, is available to view & download on the festival website: http://rcadc.org/seren-poetry-2018/
Online ticketing has now ended but tickets can still be pre-booked over the phone. Contact Lucy King: 07445 816617
Tickets will also be available to buy on the door, but to guarantee your place pre-booking is advised (in particular for the food events)
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