By Anita Foxall Will Vigar’s new poetry collection, Vague Wisdom, should be top of your shopping list if you are looking for a good poetry book. It is rich in images and memories, some borrowed from art and cinema, some very personal. Poetry has always been present in his...
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Winchester Poetry Festival 2023 attracted participants from across the globe
Image: Isabelle Baafi – Winchester Poetry Prize 2023 winner. The first full Winchester Poetry Festival weekend since the pandemic proved that poetry still excites and delights people of all ages. Almost 1000 tickets were sold, with many events reaching capacity. This year attendees travelled to Winchester from all over...
Preview: Susanna Wallumrød & Stina Stjern, Turner Sims, Southampton
Discover Susanna Wallumrød’s magical interpretations of Baudelaire’s poetry, when she comes to Turner Sims on Saturday 4 March at 8pm. Norwegian artist Susanna is a creator of bold, original and enrapturing music, capable of building worlds to lose yourself in. Based in Oslo, the singer/songwriter and artist formed her...
Poet Malika Booker to give 10th annual F.T. Prince Memorial Lecture
Poet Malika Booker will be giving the 10th annual F.T. Prince Memorial Lecture at the University of Southampton’s English department. Malika Booker has written poems, plays, and monologues, and her work has been included widely in anthologies, from Penguin Modern Poets to the school curriculum. She won the Cholmondeley...