Join us on August 6th for an afternoon workshop on 'left-field' place writing led by Antony Rowland from 2-4pm in The 1 in 12 Club Library.

This workshop will engage with the hows and whys of writing poetry about ‘place’. Beginning with a look at Allen Ginsberg’s ‘America’, the workshop will utilise that poem as an inspiration for writing ‘left-field’ responses to place. We will be asking questions such as: What does Ginsberg mean by America? Why does he read the poem in a weird way? And how can I write my own poems about places I know and love using ‘America’ as a template? We’ll respond to the last question by doing some writing during the workshop.

Antony Rowland has published three poetry collections: The Land of Green Ginger (Salt, 2008), I Am a Magenta Stick (Salt, 2012) - which was described by Peter Riley in The Fortnightly Review as ‘an original and thoughtful handling of a major European modernist mode’ - and M (Arc, 2017). He was awarded the Manchester Poetry Prize in 2012, and his poems were included in the anthology Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (Bloodaxe, 2010).

Tickets for Antony's workshop are £7 and include entry to the evening’s readings where Antony will read with Eleanor Rees and Alex Priestly. Priority for the open mic will go to those in the workshop!

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