FIRST THURSDAY
Contact: kemalhoughton@btinternet.com
Website: https://wirralpoetryfestival.org.uk/raymond-antrobus-03-10-24/
FIRST THURSDAY present renowned poet Raymond Antrobus who will be reading from his latest collection, "Signs, Music". His previous accolades include The Ted Hughes Award, Lucille Clifton Legacy Award, PBS Winter Choice, A Sunday Times Young Writer of the year Award, Somerset Maugham Award and The Guardian Poetry Book Of The Year 2018, as well as a shortlist for The Griffin Prize, T.S. Eliot Prize and Forward Prize. In 2018 he was awarded The Geoffrey Dearmer Prize, (Judged by Ocean Vuong), for his poem Sound Machine. Also in 2019 and 2021 his poems (Jamaican British, The Perseverance and Happy Birthday Moon) was added to the UK’s GCSE syllabus.
Music from the accomplished composer and bassist Pablo Sonnaillon
This event is part of the Wirral Poetry Festival and there will be a BSL interpreter.
Price: £12.00
Time: 9:00am (Doors Open 18:30)
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