Roy Marshall, Steve Walter, Derek Healy

Contact: https://cheltenhampoetryfest.co.uk/festival-calendar/

Verisimilitude -
How realistic can poetry be?  Three poets, famed for their acute perspectives, share work and discuss the concept of being ‘truthful’ in poetry – what this means, and if it is possible.
‘A collection that is filled with invention, exceptional skill and rueful humour.’ (Under The Radar) The Sunbathers by Roy Marshall (Shoestring Press) was short-listed for the Michael Murphy award and described as ‘poems that hold words to the light until they catch it and flash with sudden truth.’ (The Sunday Times.)
Steve Walter reads powerful and clear-sighted poems from When the Change Came (Indigo Dreams) ‘lyrical, intelligent poems of love and death that are by turns tender, erotic, witty, elegiac and celebratory.’– Michael Laskey. The collection spans the years from Steve’s first breakdown and through the road to recovery.
Derek Healey explores serious and humorous themes, often in traditional, formal styles. In autumn of 2016, he became poetry editor for Graffiti Magazine, and in February 2018 published his first volume, Made Strange by Time.

Concessions apply only to minors (under 18s), full-time students under the age of 25 and those officially registered as disabled or unemployed.

Price: £8.00 / £5.00

Time: 5:00pm