The London Poetry Festival 2009 — a four-day showcase of contemporary poetry from the UK and beyond — is celebrating its fifth year, and 2009 promises to be the biggest and best event yet. With a brand new team behind it, the Festival is playing host to talented young poets like Matt Merritt, Sam Meekings and Simon Freedman, Adam Horovitz, as well as experienced poets like Michael Horovitz and putting on four nights of fantastic literary and musical entertainment from 7th – 10th August.
http://www.londonpoetryfestival.com
As always, the London Poetry Festival has also offered five poetry residencies to poets whose works have caught the eyes of the new team. Previous Poets in Residence include Tom Chivers, Luke Wright and Philip Ruthen among many others, and this year’s quintet represents an exciting mix of poetic styles and ideologies. The 2009 Poets in Residence are Aiko Harman, Rebecca Atherton, Bryan Oliver, Christian Ward and Tony Fernandez.
The London Poetry Festival runs from Friday 7th to Monday 10th August, 7.30pm – 10.30pm each evening. The venue is Waterloo St John’s Church, Waterloo, SE1. For more information contact any of us at the Festival Team:
Featival Team:
Festival Residency and Education Director: Claire Askew
claire.askew@londonpoetryfestival.com
Festival Public Relations Director: Sharon Harriott
sharon.harriott@londonpoetryfestival.com
Festival Director: Munayem Mayenin
contact@londonpoetryfestival.com
http://www.munayemmayenin.co.uk
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