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Bath Literature Festival

Retrospectives: W H Auden, T S Eliot, Ted Hughes

Three of our leading contemporary poets discuss the work and poetic legacy of three giants of 20th century poetry.

In celebration of eighty years of the Faber poetry list three of our leading contemporary poets discuss the work and poetic legacy of three giants of 20th century poetry. James Fenton, holder of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, on W H Auden, Lavinia Greenlaw – in a welcome return after last year’s talk on music and poetry – on the founder of the Faber poetry list T S Eliot, and poet, critic and broadcaster Tom Paulin on Ted Hughes will be in conversation with Faber poetry editor Paul Keegan in an inspiring extended event.

Date: Sat, 28 February 2009

Time: 19.00-20.30

Event location: Guildhall

Tickets: £10 (£8)

Website: www.bathlitfest.org.uk

 

Bath Literature Festival


Retrospectives: James Fenton on William Blake

It takes a poet to read a poet. James Fenton returns to Bath with one of his hugely popular readings from the work of other poets. Today he reads and discusses the poetry of visionary, genius and revolutionary William Blake.

Date: Sun, 1 March 2009

Time: 11.30-12.30

Event location: Guildhall

Tickets: £7 (£5)

Website: www.bathlitfest.org.uk
Dubai International Poetry Festival


James Fenton will participate in the first edition of the Dubai International Poetry Festival 2009 which will be held from 4-10 March at Madinat Jumeirah and House of Poetry in Shindagha, Dubai. .

Date: March 2009

Website: http://www.dipf.ae/English/Pages/Fenton.aspx

 

 

 
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