Words for the Earth: an online poetry evening
Event Details
Join us on Zoom for readings of their poetry by four Quaker poets, responding to the climate crisis, introduced by Jennifer Kavanagh.
Event Details
Join us on Zoom for readings of their poetry by four Quaker poets, responding to the climate crisis, introduced by Jennifer Kavanagh.
- Ella Otomewo is a poet who found her voice in the spoken word community years ago, and now writes for both the page and the stage. She lives in Manchester.
- Philip Gross is mostly a poet, for adults and young people, a former academic and a keen collaborator across art forms. He won the T. S. Eliot Prize, 2009. His home is in South Wales.
- Sam Donaldson writes poetry, runs spiritual retreats and has been active on a range of peace, humanitarian and environmental issues. He’s based in Humberside.
- Stevie Krayer is a poet whose publications include three collections of poetry and an anthology (co-edited with R V Bailey) of Quaker poets. Brought up in London’s East End, she has lived in Wales for nearly 30 years.
Jennifer Kavanagh worked in publishing for many years and has written a number of fiction and non-fiction books herself.
Free: advance booking essential . https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/words-for-the-earth-poetry-readings-by-four-quaker-poets-tickets-183901553497
This event is organised by the Quaker Arts Network. http://quakerarts.net/events/. All welcome
