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July / August 2008 Headlines:
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- Children's Reading Group
- Wenlock Festival
- The Morville Hours
- June Events Review
- June Author Visits
- Paddington Bear is 50!
- Orange Prize for Fiction
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- Poetry Appreciation
- Reading for Pleasure
- How Fiction Works
- Future Visits
- Future Holidays
- Hughley Church
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| Exploring Poetry... |
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| An introductory Workshop with Marilyn Pietroni at Little Wenlock. |
Meeting quarterly on Friday evenings, the Poetry Workshop is an 'open group' which means it is possible for new people to attend
on each occasion, with no commitment required to attend all meetings. The next three dates are:
- June 6th
- September 26th
- December 5th
Further dates may be arranged in view of the amount of interest. A joining fee of £5.00 towards the administrative costs
of Wenlock Books is made at the first attendance only. |
Download full details >>
(poetry-workshop.pdf - 116kb)
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| Jackie Kay... |
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...is an award-winning writer of fiction, poetry and plays, whose subtle investigation into the complexities of identity have been
informed by her own life.
Jackie will be visiting Much Wenlock on September 19th to celebrate the publication of her latest book, The Lamplighter: a radio and stage play and a
multi-layered poem which is a joureny into the heart of slavery. More details from the bookshop.
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| Gillian Clarke... |
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We are looking forward to an evening with Gillian Clarke, the National Poet of Wales, in the autumn.
The poet talks about her prose collection 'At the Source' in this
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Gillian Clarke, the new poet laureate for Wales, has published her new prose collection 'At the Source'. She joins Jenni to talk about how she
became a writer and about the joy she derives from her intimate connection with the landscape of Ceredigion.
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| Venice 2009... |
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Our next
trip to Venice
is June 2nd to June 6th 2009. Bookings need to be in by the end of the year.
Our next Readers' Retreat in west Wales will be held from February 25th to 28th 2009.
Both these holidays are likely to book up very quickly. To see photos of this year's Readers'
Retreat, please
visit the Blog.
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