Tony Walsh will be appearing on Saturday 16 November at Chorlton book festival performing poems from his 2013 collection, Sex & Love & Rock&Roll. The venue is Chorlton library, the time 7.30pm. On the previous evening at the library Chorlton’s local Manky Poets with Copland Smith will open the festival, with Sarah L Dixon hosting. On Saturday 23 November from 2-5pm there’s a poetry writing workshop with award-winning poet Amanda Dalton at The Edge theatre and arts centre. More details

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NOVEMBER

Woodstock poetry festival, Oxfordshire, 14-17 November

Chorlton book festival, south Manchester, 15-23 November

Second Light autumn festival, London, 21-23 November 

2014

FEBRUARY

Bishop’s Castle arts festival, Shropshire,  20-23 February

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