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Your support makes all the difference.Pastorale by Michael Hofmann
A severe absence of fish by Andrew Motion
Keats by Hugo Williams
Correspondances by Ciaran Carson
Perfect Day by Kathleen Jamie
Lily Pond by Vicki Feaver
Murphy's Law by Alan Jenkins
Nightmare by David Dabydeen
For copyright reasons we are not able to provide the full text of the poems on this database.
Carol Ann Duffy will lead this year's Poetry Masterclass (0497-821299 for details)
David Dabydeen with Christopher Logue: Sat 21 May, 10.30am
Michael Hofmann and Kathleen Jamie read with Michael Donaghy: Sun 22 May, 10am
Vicki Feaver and Alan Jenkins are among 9 poets in the 'Squantum': begins Sat 28 May, 10am
Dannie Abse with two Swedish poets: Sat 28 May, 10.10am
James Fenton reads: Sat 28 May, 12.10pm
Paul Muldoon gives the Waterstone's lecture 'From Ireland to Montevideo': Sun 29 May, 4.10pm
Hugo Williams and Adrian Henri read with Bodil Malmsten: Sun 29 May, 8pm
Ciaran Carson and Andrew Motion read: Mon 30 May, 12pm
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