DECEMBER
MEANINGFUL WORDS
DECEMBER 3
BRIGHTON POETRY & BOOK FESTIVAL
Proudly supported by Remy Martin
Readings, workshops, talks and discussions
Open House 146 Springfield Road Brighton and other venues
£6/£4 concs (Festival & workshop prices may vary)
2-5 pm Tim Cumming Workshop
Work your poems with the help of Tim's expert editorial eye and encouraging workshop technique
Over the first weekend of the festival we're delighted that Tim Cumming will be our poet in residence. |
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7 pm RAG Roundabout Worthing
Readings by members of West Sussex Writers' Club and Dan Thompson launching Worthing Artists & Makers at St Matthew's Associated event kindly facilitated by RAG The evening will be compered by poet Steve Carroll.
For more information call RAG on 01903 709471, email rag@artistsandmakers.com or log on to the website, www.artistsandmakers.com.
8 pm Irish Knights
The Lectern, Lewes Road (opposite B&Q) Brighton (Late licence 1 am)
In association with Brighton Irish Arts Network.
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Brendan Cleary |
A welcome return for the star of last year's festival Ciaran O'Driscoll in an exclusive UK appearance. Plus the legendary Brendan Cleary and words and music from Nick Burbridge.
Ciaran O'Driscoll's poetry has a special music all its own and "is sharp, lively and intelligent." (Eilean Ni Chuilleanain) He writes "with love and humour" and also penned our favourite poem ‘The Myth of The South':
"It is true that in the South there is, in general, an absence of agency - I mean of the efficient sort.
Things somehow get done, if you know what I mean.
But things could just as easily not get done."
Uncompromising and honest, Brendan Cleary ("Hank Williams on acid." Harry Novak) continues to strike at raw nerves and demonstrates how poetry is a vital and haunting force. Tragic, sad, but darkly comic, his poems speak for the dispossessed, the bedsit dwellers, the losers in love.
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Nick Burbridge |
As a writer of prose and poetry, Nick Burbridge has continually concerned himself with life at the margins, offering a provocative blend of black humour and compassion. His style is lucid and articulate, but without literary pretensions: 'an accomplished if controversial writer.'(Avant) As singer-songwriter, he co-founded McDermott's Two Hours, a band that 'cut the mustard' (Q Magazine), and earned a reputation as one of the best live acts of its genre.
BOOKING
Call 01273 242850 or 07810 272791 to book tickets for events or reserve your place on workshops, or email with the event or workshop of your choice in the subject line. For readings, tickets will also be available on the door.
READING EVENTS
All readings £6/£4 concs [Except the Irish Night all £3]
Festival Do-It-All Pass £40 or £35 concs (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
WORKSHOP PLACES
All workshops £12/£10 concs limited to max 16 participants
To sign up as a member click here or call 07810 272791 and leave a message.
With many thanks to our major local supporters Avard Estate Agents, Blue Planet Internet, Feist Hedgethorne Chartered Accountants, Southern Paper and Waterloo Press, and to all our other supporters including; CODESIGN, Curious Design, Messenger Brand Communications, Savience Studenthealth.co.uk, Terrier TV, Pighog Press, Digaprint & The Print House, Hove. |
There will be special offers for members
of our new membership scheme THE SOUTH.ALN. - the active literature network.
To sign up as a member click here or call 07810 272791 and leave a message.
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ONLY FOR FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH
Through our new scheme THE SOUTH.ALN. - the active literature network, friends of THE SOUTH will receive £1 off the price of any event plus other special offers set out below. These are only available to friends of THE SOUTH.ALN.
MOUTH CABARET - Open Wide All Event Pass £35 (or £25 concs)
For all 7 evening events (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
MEANINGUL WORDS - Festival Do-It-All Pass £40 (or £35 concs)
For all 7 events (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
THE SOUTH's Magnifgicent Combo Pass £60 (or £50 concs)
For all MOUTH CABARET & MEANINGFUL WORDS festival events (workshops and other special events are extra and must be booked individually)
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