Enjoying Poetry – A Walking, Sharing & Reading Workshop, led by Jonathan Davidson - SOLD OUT
Enjoying Poetry – A Walking, Sharing & Reading Workshop, led by Jonathan Davidson
Thursday 17th August 2023, 10am to 4pm
Price: £45 (to include lunch and refreshments). Tickets have sold out. Email [email protected] to join the cancellation waiting list.
Poet and workshop facilitator Jonathan Davidson leads this day workshop with a difference. Aimed at anyone with an interest in poetry – particularly those who love to hear poetry read – the day will look at different ways in which poetry can be enjoyed through sharing. No previous experience will be required and although poets are most welcome, the focus will be on enjoying already loved poems rather than writing new ones.
The day will start with a gentle stroll through the grounds of the nearby Hawarden Old Park, along undulating but reasonably well-made paths (although stout shoes are recommended). As we travel, we’ll be stopping beneath large trees or before splendid views to share the reading of poems that seem apt – to be provided by Jonathan. Our route will be around a mile-and-a-half and our speed will never go above a ‘saunter’.
On our return and after a quick break for refreshments, we will spend the rest of the day exploring other ways of enjoying the sharing of poetry. These will include reading poems quietly to a partner, reading aloud to two or three others and finally reading aloud as a group. Again, we’ll be using a selection of pre-existing poems, although participants are welcome to bring along a short poem of their own if they wish.
By the end of the day – following a nice lunch in the on-site restaurant – we will have enjoyed all sorts of poems in all sorts of ways and may well have the makings of Gladstone’s Library’s first ‘poetry choir’! This should be a wonderful day for anyone who enjoys poetry and wants to re-discover the pleasures of listening and speaking.
About the Workshop Facilitator:
Jonathan Davidson is a widely published writer. He has many poetry collections to his name (many published by Smith|Doorstop) and has also had plays and adaptations broadcast on BBC Radios 3 and 4. He has organised theatre tours of contemporary poetry (with Bloodaxe Books) and regularly runs poetry writing short courses. He has written extensively about the pleasures of experiencing poetry in various locations, as writer and reader but also as listener and speaker. www.jonathandavidson.net
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Please note, tickets cannot be refunded or transferred if ticketholders are unable to attend. All ticket purchases support us to care for the Library building and the collections it holds. As a charity, Gladstone's Library receives no government funding, so all purchases, Gift Aid and donations, are deeply appreciated.