Bridlington Poetry Festival 2012

bridlingtonpoetry

festivalat�Sewerby�Hall

8�-�10June�2012

Julia Copus

Paul Farley

Geoff Hattersley

Kathleen Jamie

Jamie McKendrick

Michael Symmons Roberts

Penelope Shuttle

Leeds Young Authors

and many more...

Booking Line 01482 392699

www.bridlington-poetry-festival.com

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Friday 8 June Event No. £

3.00pm�-�5.00pm Workshop:�Geoff �Hattersley,�Poetry of the Everyday 1 £10

3.00pm�-�5.00pm Workshop:�Pat�Borthwick,�Enter the Beast 2 £10

6.00pm�-�6.30pm Festival�Launch 3 free

6.30pm�-�7.00pm Sea�Swim�introduced�by�Lara�Goodband 4 free

7.00pm�-�8.00pm Geoff �Hattersley�&�Pat�Borthwick 5 £5

8.20pm�-�9.20pm Paul�Farley�&�Michael�Symmons�Roberts 6 £5

9.40pm�-�late Last�Orders�with�The�Hull�Carshare�Poets 7 free

Saturday 9 June

10.00am�-�12.00pm Workshop:�John�Wedgwood�Clarke,�Into The Sea 8 £10

10.30am�-�11.30am Poetry�Scope�Showcase:�Primary�Schools 9 £1

12.00pm�-�1.00pm Live�Canon’s�Poetry Party (ages�5-8�and�families) 10 £2

12.00pm�-�1.20pm Film:�Paul�Mills,�You Should’ve Seen Us 11 £5

1.30pm�-�2.30pmA Lucid Dreamer: The Life of Peter Redgrove

Neil�Roberts�&�Penelope�Shuttle12 £5

3.00pm�-�4.00pmValley�Press�presents...�Jo�Brandon,Miles�Cain,�Norah�Hanson�&�Felix�Hodcroft

13 £5

4.15pm�-�5.15pmLarkin�&�East�Riding�Poetry�Prize:adjudication�with�Penelope�Shuttle�&�prize�winners

14 free

5.30pm�-�6.30pm Sam�Riviere�&�Oli�Hazzard 15 £5

7.00pm�-�8.00pm Poetry�Doubles:�Julia�Copus�&�Fiona�Benson 16 £5

8.20pm�-�9.20pm Jamie�McKendrick 17 £5

9.40pm�-�late Last�Orders�with�The�Hull�Carshare�Poets 18 free

Sunday 10 June

10.00am�-�12.15pm The�Poetry�BusinessWorkshop:�Writing�Poems� 19 £18

10.30am�-�11.30am Poetry�Scope�Showcase:�Secondary�Schools 20 £1

12.00pm�-�1.20pm Film:�We Are Poets 21 £2.50

1.30pm�-�1.50pm Leeds�Young�Authors 22 £2

2.00pm�-�3.00pmPeepal�Tree�Press�presents...Khadijah�Ibrahiim,�Sai�Murai�&�Seni�Seneviratne

23 £5

3.15pm�-�4.15pm Allison�McVety�and�John�Wedgwood�Clarke 24 £5

4.30pm�-�5.30pm Kathleen�Jamie 25 £5

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Sunday Pass: £16 for�one�ticket�to�each�event�marked�Su

www.bridlington-poetry-festival.com 01482 392699

Welcome

Welcome�to�the�thirdannual�Bridlington�PoetryFestival.�We’re�delightedto�present�these�25workshops,�readings,films�and�other�poetry

events,�featuring�voices�from�the�EastRiding�and�the�wider�Yorkshire�region,from�across�the�UK�and�around�the�world.

It’s�a�particular�pleasure�this�year�topresent�some�younger�poets�–�studentsfrom�schools�in�and�around�Bridlingtonwho’ve�been�working�on�our�Poetry�Scopeproject�in�recent�months,�and�theremarkable�Leeds�Young�Authors.

Although�we�bid�a�sad�farewell�this�year�toJohn�Wedgwood�Clarke,�founder�anderstwhile�Director�of �the�Festival,�it’s�agreat�privilege�to�welcome�him�back�as�apoet�and�workshop�tutor.�I’d�like�to�thankJohn�for�creating�such�a�wonderful�festival,to�salute�his�hard�work,�enthusiasm�andcommitment�to�audiences�and�artists�alike,and�to�wish�him�every�success�with�hisown�writing.

Antony Dunn

Festival Director

Booking Line 01482 392699

www.bridlington-poetry-festival.com

All�tickets�include�free�entryto�Sewerby�Hall�and�Gardens

Bridlington Poetry Festival is part of the East

Riding Library Service’s literature development

work delivered through the organisation

Wordquake. Wordquake receives regular funding

from Arts Council England and East Riding of

Yorkshire Council.

Geoff Hattersley

Writing Workshop

Poetry of the Everyday

Swinton Room

3.00pm�-�5.00pm,�£10

This�workshop�will�focuson�the�rich�poetry�to�be�found�in�theeveryday.�Write�a�poem�from�scratch�withGeoff Hattersley,�using�found�materialsand�a�little�imagination.�The�workshop�willbe�suitable�for�anyone,�whatever�theirprevious�experience.

Geoff Hattersley is�an�experiencedcreative�writing�tutor�and�is�currently�RoyalLiterary�Fund�Writing�Fellow�atHuddersfield�University.

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Pat Borthwick

Writing Workshop

Enter the Beast

Boardroom

3.00pm�-�5.00pm,�£10

See�what�happens�whenan�animal�walks,�swims,�flies,�slithers�intoyour�poem.Using�a�range�of �publishedmodels�from�around�the�world�we�willexplore�poems�that�use�an�animal�eithercentre�stage�or�as�a�shadowy�presence,poems�that�go�beyond�mere�description.

This�workshop�will�be�a�lively�mix�ofexercises,�reading�and�feedback.

Pat Borthwick has�been�a�CreativeWriting�tutor�for�Leeds�University,�theOpen�College�of �Arts�and�the�ArvonFoundation.

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Geoff �Hattersley©�Everard�Smith

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Pat�Borthwick

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friday



Damian�Murphy�created�the�sound�trackusing�the�voices�of �swimmers,�the�soundsof �the�sea�and�his�own�performance�of �apiece�by�Boccerini.

Sea Swim is�part�of �imove:�a�CulturalOlympiad�Programme�in�Yorkshirewww.imoveand.com

imove has�been�funded�by�Legacy�TrustUK,�creating�a�lasting�impact�from�theLondon�2012�Olympic�and�ParalympicGames�by�funding�ideas�and�local�talent�toinspire�creativity�across�the�UK.

Festival Launch

Orangery

6.00pm,�free

Get�into�the�festival�spiritwith�a�glass�of �wine�and�a

chance�to�meet�some�of �the�poetry-loversand�poets�with�whom�you’ll�share�thisextraordinary�weekend.

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©�Lara�Goodband

Geoff Hattersley

& Pat Borthwick

Performance

Orangery

7.00pm�-�8.00pm,�£5

Two�proper�Yorkshire�voices�–�the�South’sGeoff Hattersley and�the�East’s�own�Pat

Borthwick –�launch�the�Festival’sprogramme�of �poetry�readings�in�style.

Geoff Hattersley’s�many�collections�ofpoetry�include�Port of Entry (Littlewood1989),�Don’t Worry (Bloodaxe�1994),Harmonica (Wrecking�Ball�2003),�Back of

Beyond (Smith�Doorstop�2006)�and��Outside

the Blue Hebium (Smith�Doorstop�2012).

Pat Borthwick has�won�many�poetryprizes�including�the�Amnesty�Internationaland�this�year’s�Keats-Shelley�Poetry�Award.She�has�several�pamphlets�and�three�fulllength�collections:�Between Clouds and Caves

(Littlewood�Arc�1990),�Swim (Mudfog2005)�and�Admiral FitzRoy’s Barometer

(Templar�2008).__________

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Sea Swim

Introduced by Lara Goodband

Swinton Room, 6.30pm�-�7.00pm,�free

“I am thrilled to be patron of this beautifully

simple and simply beautiful idea. Poetry is going

down to the sea again.” Carol�Ann�Duffy

Part�of �the�imove

programme,�Sea

Swim exploreshow�swimming

changes�the�way�we�feel�ourselves�to�be�inour�bodies. Swimming�in�the�sea�liberatesthe�imagination�and�transforms�the�body.Whether�you�plunge�or�paddle,�Sea Swim

brings�people�together�to�enjoy�the�sea�andtake�part�in�art.

As�part�of �a�series�of �artworks�for�Sea

Swim by�a�range�of �artists�in�differentmedia,�Lara Goodband made�a�series�offour�short�films�from�footage�filmed�atsixteen�public�swims�between�May�andSeptember�2011.The�Sea Swim films�willrun�throughout�the�Festival�weekend.

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Paul Farley &

Michael Symmons

Roberts

Performance

Orangery

8.20pm�-�9.20pm,�£5

Edgelands,�by�two�of �theUK’s�most�highlyacclaimed�poets,�exploresthe�richly�mysteriousterrain�of �out-of-towngravel�pits,�business�parksand�landfill�sites.

Paul Farley &�Michael Symmons

Roberts read�from�Edgelands –�a�bookwhich�exists�in�the�borderlands�of �poetryand�prose�–�and�from�their�owncollections�of �poems.

Paul Farley is�the�author�of �fourcollections�of �poetry,�including�The Ice Age

(Picador),�which�was�awarded�theWhitbread�Poetry�Prize�in�2002,�and�mostrecently�The Dark Film (2012).�Born�inLiverpool�in�1965,�he�lives�in�Lancashire.Michael Symmons Roberts haspublished�two�novels�and�four�collectionsof �poetry,�including�Corpus,�which�won�theWhitbread�Poetry�Award.

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Last Orders with the

Hull Carshare Poets

Performance

The Ship Inn, Sewerby

9.40pm,�free

Finish�the�Festival�daywith�a�pint�and�some�poems�from�theHull Carshare Poets.�Informal�andirreverent�fun�with�Julie�Corbett,�AshleyFisher,�Jim�Higo�and�Catherine�Scott.

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Paul�Farley©�Hayley�Madden

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The�Ship�Inn©�Charlie�Kilburn

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John Wedgwood Clarke

Writing Workshop

Into The Sea

Boardroom

10.00am�-�12.00pm,�£10

The�sea�has�always�had�atransformative�influence�on�ourimaginations,�whether�we’ve�stared�at�it,crossed�by�craft,�or�plunged�in.�In�thisworkshop�we’ll�take�a�trip�through�seapoems�ranging�from�Homer�to�MarianneMoore�and�Seamus�Heaney�and�explorehow�its�limitless�horizons�and�intimatedefinition�of �the�body�may�sea�change�ourown�writing.

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Bridlington Primary

School Students

Performance

Poetry Scope Showcase

Orangery

10.30am�-�11.30am,�£1

Primary�schools�across�the�Bridlingtonarea�have�been�taking�part�in�Poetry

Scope,�a�long-running�programme�ofpoetry�activities.�They�have�worked�with�anumber�of �poets�including�Andrew

McMillan,�who�hosts�this�morning’sperformance.�Come�and�hear�wonderfulnew�poems�written�and�performed�byBridlington’s�youngest�new�poets.

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John�Wedgwood�Clarke

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Saturday Pass: £25

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Live Canon’s

Poetry Party

For children aged 5-8

Orangery

12.00pm�-�1.00pm,�£2

A�riotous�word�party�with�poetry�pass-the-parcel,�nursery�rhyme�hats,�haiku�balloonsand�going-home�poems.

Poetry Party,�aimed�at�ages�5-8,�butsuitable�for�all�the�family,�is�a�gloriouscelebration�of �words,�with�live�music�andlots�of �interaction.�It�features�poems�byBritain’s�most�loved�children’s�poets�andintroduces�a�feast�of �rhymes,�ditties�andodes...

Meet�the�Jaberwocky,�sail�away�with�theOwl�and�the�Pussy�Cat,�find�out�whathappened�when�Jim�got�his�finger�stuck�uphis�nose...�and�when�Helena�ate�a�wholechocolate�cake...We’ll�see�you�at�the�party!

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You Should’ve Seen Us

Film Screening

with poet Paul Mills

Swinton Room

12.00pm�-�1.20pm,�£5

You Should’ve Seen Us is�aselection�of �films�from

the�Yorkshire Film Archive,�madebetween�1908�to�1958,�and�newly�sound-tracked�by�Paul Mills’�poems. Some�arecommentaries,�others�imagined�voices�ofpeople�in�North�Yorkshire�from�before,during�and�after�the�Second�World�War,conjuring�a�period�of �cultural�change.

“A wonderfully stirring, thoughtful and ultimately

celebratory body of work that spins out from

specific histories into all our families, all our

lives...” Ian�McMillan__________

A Lucid Dreamer: The

Life of Peter Redgrove

Performance

Orangery

1.30pm�-�2.30pm,�£5

Neil Roberts will�readfrom�his�new�biographyof �Peter�Redgrove�andPenelope Shuttle,Redgrove’s�widow,�fromhis�Collected Poems.

The�work�of �the�poetPeter Redgrove is�one�of �the�greattreasures�of �late�twentieth�centuryliterature.�His�prolific�output�presents�anintriguing�variety�of �personae:�magician,scientist,�lover,�psychologist,�joker,madman.�Only�now,�with�the�publicationof �his�Collected Poems and�this�biography,can�we�see�how�and�why�these�personaedeveloped�–�and�discover�the�full�depthand�range�of �this�visionary�writer.

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Valley Press presents...

Miles Cain,

Jo Brandon,

Felix Hodcroft

& Norah Hanson

Performance

Swinton Room

3.00pm�-�4.00pm,�£5

Founded�in�2008,�Scarborough’s�Valley

Press is�fast�becoming�a�nationallyrecognised�name�in�poetry.�Founder�JamieMcGarry�introduces�four�Valley�Presspoets:Miles Cain’s�The Border waspublished�in�2011,�Jo Brandon’s�Phobia in2012,�Felix Hodcroft’s�Life After Life After

Death in�2010�and�Norah Hanson’s�Love

Letters & Children’s Drawings in�2011.__________

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Holidays�in�England�1954©�Yorkshire�Film�Archive

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Peter�Redgrove

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Neil�Roberts

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Poetry Doubles:

Julia Copus

with Fiona Benson

Performance

Orangery

7.00pm�-�8.00pm,�£5

Poetry Doubles featuresa�major�poet�reading�withhis�or�her�own�choice�of‘Double’�–�a�poet�at�first-collection�stage.�It’s�anopportunity�for�some�ofour�best-loved�poets�to

champion�emerging�writers�in�front�oflarge�audiences.

Julia Copus was�born�in�London�and�nowlives�in�Somerset.�Her�third�collection�ofpoems,�The World’s Two Smallest Humans,�ispublished�this�summer�by�Faber�&�Faber.Her�two�previous�collections,�The Shuttered

Eye and�In Defence of Adultery,�were�bothPoetry�Book�Society�Recommendations.She�has�won�First�Prize�in�the�NationalPoetry�Competition�and�the�Forward�Prizefor�Best�Single�Poem�(2010).�She�alsowrites�for�radio;�her�first�play,�Eenie Meenie

Macka Racka,�was�awarded�the�BBC’sAlfred�Bradley�prize.�She�is�a�Lector�forthe�Royal�Literary�Fund,�and�in�2008�wasmade�an�Honorary�Fellow�at�theUniversity�of �Exeter.

Fiona Benson’s�poems�have�beenpublished�in�a�wide�range�of �journalsincluding�the�TLS,�LRB,�Arete and�Poetry

Review. She�was�given�an�Eric�GregoryAward�in�2006�and�in�2009�received�aFaber�New�Poets�award.�Her�pamphlet�isFaber New Poets 1 and�she�is�currentlyworking�on�her�first�full�collection.

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Larkin & East Riding

Poetry Prize

Adjudication

Penelope Shuttle

& the prize winners

Orangery

4.15pm�-�5.15pm,�free

This�year’s�competition�attracted�well�over1000�entries,�and�first�prize�goes�to...?

The�prizewinning�and�commended�poetshave�been�invited�to�perform,�introducedby�our�adjudicator,�Penelope Shuttle.�

In association with the Philip

Larkin Society, co-funders of the

£2000 total prize money.

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Oli Hazzard

& Sam Riviere

Performance

Orangery

5.30pm�-�6.30pm,�£5

Oli Hazzard was�born�in1986.�His�poetry�hasappeared�in�magazinesand�anthologies�includingNew Poetries V (Carcanet)and�the�Salt Book of

Younger Poets,�and�his�firstcollection,�Between Two

Windows,�is�published�by�Carcanet�in�2012.

Sam Riviere co-edits�the�anthology�seriesStop Sharpening Your Knives,�and�received�a2009�Eric�Gregory�Award.�Faber�&�Faberpublished�his�debut�pamphlet�in�2010.�81

Austerities,�an�online�collection�of �poemsand�promotional�material,�was�serialized�athttp://austerities.tumblr.com/ in�2011,and�featured�in�the�New Statesman andDazed & Confused.�His�first�book�withFaber�is�due�in�2012.

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Penelope�Shuttle©�Jemimah�Kuhfeld

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Oli�Hazzard

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Sam�Riviere

Julia�Copus©�Fabienne�Brochier

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Jamie McKendrick

Performance

Orangery

8.20pm�-�9.20pm,�£5

Jamie McKendrick wasborn�in�Liverpool�in

1955.�He�taught�at�the�University�ofSalerno�in�Italy�and�is�the�author�of �fivecollections�of �poetry:�The Sirocco Room

(1991);�The Kiosk on the Brink (1993);�The

Marble Fly (1997),�winner�of �the�ForwardPoetry�Prize�(Best�Poetry�Collection�of �theYear)�and�a�Poetry�Book�Society�Choice;Ink Stone (2003),�which�was�shortlisted�forthe�2003�T.�S.�Eliot�Prize�and�the�2003Whitbread�Poetry�Award;�and�Crocodiles &

Obelisks,�shortlisted�for�the�Forward�Prize.�

A�selection�of �his�poems�was�published�asSky Nails (2000),�and�he�is�editor�of �20th-

Century Italian Poems (2004).

His�translations�of �the�poetry�of �ValerioMagrelli,�The Embrace,�were�published�byFaber�in�2009,�winning�the�Oxford-Weidenfeld�Translation�Prize�and�the�JohnFlorio�Prize�for�Italian�Translation.

His�new�collection�of �poems,�Out There,�ispublished�by�Faber�in�October�2012.

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Last Orders with the

Hull Carshare Poets

Performance

The Ship Inn, Sewerby

9.40pm,�free

Join�the�Hull Carshare

Poets for�a�second�evening�of �poems�andpints.�With�Ruth�E�Dixon,�Joe�Hakim�andMike�Watts.

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Peter & Ann Sansom

The Poetry Business

Writing Poems

Swinton Room

10.00am�-�12.15pm£18

Exhilarating�writingsession�with�‘the�bestpoetry�teachers�in�theworld’�(The Guardian).More�experienced�andnew�writers�alike�willcome�away�with�a

number�of �new�poems�from�this�hugelyenjoyable�workshop.�Just�bring�a�pen�and�apad.�Tea,�coffee�and�inspiration�provided.�

‘Ann�and�Peter�Sansom�are�incomparablyexperienced�and�inspirational�tutors�with�a�brilliant�repertoire�of �exercises’The�Poetry�Trust.

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Bridlington Secondary

School Students

Performance

Poetry Scope Showcase

Orangery

10.30am�-�11.30am,�£1

Secondary�school�students�fromBridlington�have�been�taking�part�in�PoetryScope,�working�with�a�number�of �poetsincluding�Andrew McMillan,�who�hoststhis�morning’s�performance.�An�excitingopportunity�to�hear�the�next�generation�ofEast�Yorkshire’s�poetic�stars.

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Jamie�McKendrick

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Peter�Sansom

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Ann��Sansom

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The�Ship�Inn©�Charlie�Kilburn

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We Are Poets Film Screening

Swinton Room, 12.00pm�-�1.20pm,�£2.50

We Are Poets bravely�flips�the�image�ofBritish�youth�on�its�head,�as�six�remarkableteenage�poets,�members�of �Leeds Young

Authors,�are�chosen�to�represent�the�UKat�Brave�New�Voices,�America’s�mostprestigious�slam�poetry�competition.�Fromtheir�inner�city�lives�in�North�England,�to�astage�in�front�of �the�White�House�inWashington�DC,�the�team�must�preparefor�a�transformational�journey�of �alifetime.�Intimate,�honest�and�imaginative,We Are Poets is�a�moving�testament�tothe�power�of �creativity,�community�andthe�dynamism�of �young�people.

by Alex Ramseyer-Bache & Daniel Lucches

Screening courtesy of PopUpCinema.net

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Leeds Young Authors

Performance

Orangery

1.30pm�-�1.50pm,�£2

Two�stars�of �We Are

Poets perform�live;�anirresistible�blast�ofpassion�and�energy.

Saju Ahmed is�a�rapperand�poet,�born�and�raisedin�Harehills,�Leeds.�Hehas�represented�the�UK

at�Brave�New�Voices�in�New�York�(2006),San�Jose�(2007),�Washington�DC�(2008)and�Chicago�(2009)�and�performed�atvenues�and�festivals�across�the�UK.

Zodwa Nyoni is�a�Zimbabwean-bornperformance�poet,�playwright�and�actorbased�in�Leeds.�She�has�performedalongside�poets�such�as�Jackie�Kay,�EGBailey�and�Ugochi�Nwaogwugwu.�Shecompeted�at�Brave�New�VoicesInternational�Youth�Poetry�Slam�in�NewYork�and�won�a�one-year�poet’s�residencyat�BBC�Radio�Leeds�in�2006.

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Peepal Tree Press

presents...

Khadijah Ibrahiim,

Sai Murai &

Seni Seneviratne

Performance

Orangery

2.00pm�-�3.00pm,�£5

Peepal Tree Press hasbeen�the�home�of �thebest�in�new�Caribbean,Black�British�and�SouthAsian�fiction,�poetry�andmore�for�25�years.

We�are�proud�to�welcomethree�poets�published�byPeepal�Tree�Press.

Khadijah Ibrahiim wasborn�in�Leeds�of �Jamaican�parentage.�Sheis�Artistic�Director�for�Leeds�YoungAuthors.�Her�chapbook�Rootz Runnin waspublished�in�2008.

Sai Murai (Simon�Murray)�is�a�poet,writer,�publisher,�and�graphic�designer.�Heis�editor�of �several�poetry�anthologies,�anda�poet�coach�for�Leeds�Young�Authors.His�debut�collection,�Adliberation, ispublished�in�2012.

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Saju�Ahmed

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Zodwa�Nyoni

Khadijah�Ibrahiim

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Simon�Murray©�Martin�LeSanto�Smith

Seni�Seneviratne

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Seni Seneviratne,�born�and�raised�inLeeds,�is�of �English�and�Sri�Lankanheritage.�A�poem�from�her�debutcollection,�Wild Cinnamon and Winter Skin,(2007),�was�highly�commended�in�theForward�Poetry�Prize�2007,�and�she�wasshortlisted�in�the�2010�Arvon�InternationalPoetry�Competition.�She�has�released�aCD�of �poetry�and�song�and�her�collectionThe Heart of It is�published�in�2012.

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Allison McVety

& John Wedgwood

Clarke

Performance

Orangery

3.15pm�-�4.15pm,�£5

Winner�of �The�PoetryBusiness�Book�andPamphlet�Competition2006,�Allison McVety’scollection,�The Night

Trotsky Came to Stay

(Smith�Doorstop),�was�shortlisted�for�theForward�Best�First�Collection�Prize.�Herpoems�have�appeared�in�Poetry Review, The

Guardian, The Times and�PN Review,�andbroadcast�on�BBC�radio.�Her�secondcollection,�Miming Happiness (SmithDoorstop),�was�published�in�2010�and�herpoem,�‘To�the�Lighthouse’,�won�the�2011National�Poetry�Competition.

Founder�and�original�Director�ofBridlington�Poetry�Festival,�John

Wedgwood Clarke trained�as�an�actor�andholds�a�D.Phil.�in�Modernist�poetics�fromthe�University�of �York.�He�is�currentlyLeverhulme�Artist�in�Residence�at�theCentre�for�Environmental�and�MarineSciences�at�the�University�of �Hull,Scarborough.�He�is�UK�and�Ireland�poetryeditor�for�Arc�Publications�and�teaches

poetry�at�the�University�of �Hull.�He�is�co-Artistic�Director�of �Sea Swim,�a�part�ofimove:�a�Cultural�Olympiad�Programme�inYorkshire�www.imoveand.com/seaswim

His�poems�have�appeared�in�variouspublications�and�competitions.�In�2010he�was�shortlisted�for�the�ManchesterPoetry�Prize.

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Kathleen Jamie

Performance

Orangery

4.30pm�-�5.30pm,�£5

Kathleen�Jamie�was�bornin�the�west�of �Scotland�in

1962.�Her�poetry�collections�to�dateinclude�The Tree House (Picador�2004),which�won�both�the�Forward�prize�and�theScottish�Book�of �the�Year�Award,�Jizzen

(Picador�1999)�which�won�the�GeoffreyFaber�Memorial�Award�and�Mr and Mrs

Scotland are Dead,�shortlisted��for�the�2003Griffin�Prize.�Kathleen�Jamie�also�writesnon-fiction�including�the�highly�regardedFindings and,�recently,�Sightlines.�Kathleen�isChair�of �Creative�Writing�at�StirlingUniversity,�and�she�lives�with�her�familyin�Fife.

A�new�collection�of �poems,�The Overhaul,�ispublished�by�Picador�later�this�year.

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Sewerby HallChurch�LaneSewerbyBridlingtonYO15�1EA

The�Grade�I�listed�Sewerby Hall is�2�milesnorth�of �Bridlington,�on�the�East�Yorkshirecoast,�set�in�50�acres�of �landscaped�gardens�ina�cliff �top�location�with�magnificent�viewsover�Bridlington�bay.

Sewerby Zoo,�in�the�grounds�of �the�Hall,�isan�essential�part�of �your�Festival�visit.�Meet�awhole�variety�of �domestic�and�wild�animalsfrom�across�the�world�including�–�the�bigfavourite�–�a�colony�of �Humboldt�Penguins.

“I spent many holidays in Bridlington, most of them

walking between the town and Sewerby along the

cliffs, looking enviously at those who went past on the

model train. I liked the zoo; a hyacinth macaw would

come and sit on your shoulder, and a llama

once spat at my dad.”

Simon�Armitage

Getting to Sewerby

A�regular�train service runs�to�Bridlingtonfrom�both�Scarborough�and�Hull.

The�Bridlington Land Train links�SewerbyHall�with�the�North�and�South�Promenadesof �the�town’s�seafront�–�surely�the�mostpicturesque�way�to�reach�the�Festival.

Access

The�Gardens,�Tea�Rooms,�Zoo,�Hall�andMuseum�are�all�accessible�for�people�usingwheelchairs.�There�is�a�unisex�disabled�toiletinside�the�Hall�and�in�the�Courtyard�next�tothe�Clock�Tower�Tea�Rooms.

www.sewerby-hall.co.uk

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bridlingtonpoetry

festivalat�Sewerby�Hall

8�-�10June�2012

Thanks to

Arts�Council�England;�James�Thompson,Festival�Technician;�Ian�Harker�&�AnnieRobinson,�Blackwells,�Leeds;�the�team�atSewerby�Hall�and�all�the�poets,�publishersand�volunteers�who�have�made�thisweekend�possible.

Booking information

Tickets�available�on-line:www.bridlington-poetry-festival.com

By�phone:�Mon�-�Fri,�9.00am�-�4.45pm01482 392699

All tickets include entry price to Sewerby Hall and Gardens

By�post:�Bridlington�Poetry�Festival,�Libraries�and�Information,�Council�Offices,Skirlaugh,�HU11�5HN.�(Cheques�payable�to�‘ERYC’;�enclose�your�name,�address,phone�number,�the�name�of �the�events�you’d�like�to�attend�and�the�number�oftickets�you�need.)

Live Canon

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Peepal Tree Press

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The Poetry Business

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Ship Inn, Sewerby

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Yorkshire Film Archive

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