Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
The information below relates to last year, this years information will be coming soon, but in the meantime here’s an example of what was on offer last year:
22nd ALDEBURGH POETRY FESTIVAL • 5–7 NOVEMBER
Described by Tom Paulin as ‘the best poetry festival - indeed literary - festival’ he’s ever been to the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival is renowned for the quality and independence of its programming.
This year the Festival welcomes writers - established and new voices - from America, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sweden and the UK to the inspirational east Suffolk coast.
Former UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion shares the poems he can’t live without; Queen’s Gold Medalist Don Paterson offers a fresh interpretation of Robert Frost; Elaine Feinstein confides in her relationship with The Beats; and Bernard Kops tackles the writer’s responsibility to be subversive. Plus plenty of international perspectives - from New Zealand’s inaugural poet laureate Bill Manhire, Sweden’s critically-acclaimed Lars Gustafsson, Holland’s enigmatic Toon Tellegen, and two scintillating Americans making UK debuts, Marie Howe and Dorianne Laux. The award-winning travel writer, documentary film-maker and contemporary poetry enthusiast Hugh Thomson will blog the Festival weekend.
Further Festival highlights:
•The much-travelled Harry Clifton, newly appointed Ireland Professor of Poetry, discusses the concept of ‘home’ with Hugh Thomson
•Selima Hill and Bill Manhire debate whether sadness is a more natural and even, sometimes, a more pleasurable subject for poetry
•New talent showcase: Caroline Bird, Luke Kennard and Jack Underwood
•Inua Ellams performs his potent new magic realism one-man show, Untitled
•Late-night razor-sharp stand-up poetry from Radio 4’s Saturday Live Elvis McGonagall
For the full Festival programme please visit the Poetry Trust's website via The Poetry Trust, Halesworth.
TICKETS
BY TELEPHONE OR ONLINE
From Monday 6 September
Poetry Festival Box Office: telephone 01728 687110
www.aldeburgh.co.uk and follow link to Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
IN PERSON
From Monday 6 September
Poetry Festival Box Office, 152 High Street, Aldeburgh
Monday - Saturday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
CONCESSIONS
For children under 16/full-time students/registered unemployed: £3 off each of the four main readings (PF3, 6, 19 & 32); £2 off all other events.
For more information on the lovely town of Aldeburgh please see:
Aldeburgh Town Guide
Restaurants in Aldeburgh Guide
Accommodation in Aldeburgh Guide
Please write a review of the above festival, or any Suffolk festival, and then send it to us at suffolkguides.admin@suffolktouristguide.com
22nd ALDEBURGH POETRY FESTIVAL • 5–7 NOVEMBER
Described by Tom Paulin as ‘the best poetry festival - indeed literary - festival’ he’s ever been to the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival is renowned for the quality and independence of its programming.
This year the Festival welcomes writers - established and new voices - from America, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sweden and the UK to the inspirational east Suffolk coast.
Former UK Poet Laureate Andrew Motion shares the poems he can’t live without; Queen’s Gold Medalist Don Paterson offers a fresh interpretation of Robert Frost; Elaine Feinstein confides in her relationship with The Beats; and Bernard Kops tackles the writer’s responsibility to be subversive. Plus plenty of international perspectives - from New Zealand’s inaugural poet laureate Bill Manhire, Sweden’s critically-acclaimed Lars Gustafsson, Holland’s enigmatic Toon Tellegen, and two scintillating Americans making UK debuts, Marie Howe and Dorianne Laux. The award-winning travel writer, documentary film-maker and contemporary poetry enthusiast Hugh Thomson will blog the Festival weekend.
Further Festival highlights:
•The much-travelled Harry Clifton, newly appointed Ireland Professor of Poetry, discusses the concept of ‘home’ with Hugh Thomson
•Selima Hill and Bill Manhire debate whether sadness is a more natural and even, sometimes, a more pleasurable subject for poetry
•New talent showcase: Caroline Bird, Luke Kennard and Jack Underwood
•Inua Ellams performs his potent new magic realism one-man show, Untitled
•Late-night razor-sharp stand-up poetry from Radio 4’s Saturday Live Elvis McGonagall
For the full Festival programme please visit the Poetry Trust's website via The Poetry Trust, Halesworth.
TICKETS
BY TELEPHONE OR ONLINE
From Monday 6 September
Poetry Festival Box Office: telephone 01728 687110
www.aldeburgh.co.uk and follow link to Aldeburgh Poetry Festival
IN PERSON
From Monday 6 September
Poetry Festival Box Office, 152 High Street, Aldeburgh
Monday - Saturday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
CONCESSIONS
For children under 16/full-time students/registered unemployed: £3 off each of the four main readings (PF3, 6, 19 & 32); £2 off all other events.
For more information on the lovely town of Aldeburgh please see:
Aldeburgh Town Guide
Restaurants in Aldeburgh Guide
Accommodation in Aldeburgh Guide
Please write a review of the above festival, or any Suffolk festival, and then send it to us at suffolkguides.admin@suffolktouristguide.com
