Derwent Poetry Festival 2008
The second Derwent Poetry Festival is staged over an autumn weekend (Oct 17th - 19th) in the spectacular Derwent valley gorge at Masson Mills in Matlock Bath. The festival features some of our best modern poets. The opening reception and presentation of the 2008 Templar Poetry Pamphlet and Anthology Prizes is followed by a reading from the acclaimed Liverpool-born poet, Paul Farley. On Saturday and Sunday the authors of four new Templar Poetry pamphlets, four collections and a poetic biography read and talk about their work.
See the Write Out Loud gig guide for full details
Poets featured include Paul Farley, Tim Liardet, Jane Weir, Pat Winslow, Rob Hindle, Dawn Wood, Jane Routh, Pat Borthwick and Jo Haslam. Four new pamphlets are launched by
Siobhan Campbell, Mike Barlow, Katrina Naomi and Maggie O’Dwyer and anthology poets are reading from their work at events hosted by Angela Cleland. All ten newly published titles
are available from the Festival Bookshop with our previously published poetry and a wide selection of second hand books.
The Bookshop is open throughout the festival in the Arkwright Suite. Along with the Bookshop are stands and displays from poetry magazines and other presses and an exclusive exhibition
of original paintings by Artist in Residence, Karen Isherwood.
The Festival events all take place in the Arkwright and Archive Conference Suites located above the Working Textile Museum at Masson Mills.
http://www.templarpoetry.co.uk/Festival.html
See the Write Out Loud gig guide for full details
Poets featured include Paul Farley, Tim Liardet, Jane Weir, Pat Winslow, Rob Hindle, Dawn Wood, Jane Routh, Pat Borthwick and Jo Haslam. Four new pamphlets are launched by
Siobhan Campbell, Mike Barlow, Katrina Naomi and Maggie O’Dwyer and anthology poets are reading from their work at events hosted by Angela Cleland. All ten newly published titles
are available from the Festival Bookshop with our previously published poetry and a wide selection of second hand books.
The Bookshop is open throughout the festival in the Arkwright Suite. Along with the Bookshop are stands and displays from poetry magazines and other presses and an exclusive exhibition
of original paintings by Artist in Residence, Karen Isherwood.
The Festival events all take place in the Arkwright and Archive Conference Suites located above the Working Textile Museum at Masson Mills.
http://www.templarpoetry.co.uk/Festival.html
