Caribbean Sightlines
All Saints Centre, Lewes
Saturday 23 March, 7.30pm
To kickstart the Spring, a transatlantic evening of words, music and Caribbean bites with John Agard, Grace Nichols and friends. Aspects of Britain as seen through Caribbean eyes and the Caribbean as seen from here. Contributors will include Trinidadian poet/artist John Lyons, spoken word artist Zena Edwards and chanteuse Pam Hewitt.
Part of LLL's Outside Eye series of events.
Tickets bought from now onwards will be kept on the door for you to collect.
WRITING REGGAE
Linton Kwesi Johnson
All Saints Centre, Lewes
Tues 16 April, 7.45pm
Linton Kwesi Johnson charts the history of poetics in reggae alongside the evolution his own career as a poet and musician. Illustrated throughout with tracks selected by LKJ.
Part of LLL's Outside Eye series of events.
Outside Eye
LLL's Outside Eye programme is an extended season of literature events, production activity and projects that explore diversity and insider / outsider perspectives working with a range of emerging and established writers and artists.
Other forthcoming events this season:
Tues 9th April: Works in Progress. New writing for theatre by Mark C. Hewitt, Louise Monaghan & Neil Noon.
Fri 26th April: REDDER. A new live literature production written & performed by Gus Watcham. Turning the fairy tale upside down, Little Red Riding Hood is 66 and looking for love!
Poetry Small Group Seminars
Led by Mimi Khalvati.
A popular course of holistic poetry seminars with the emphasis on continuity and developing work in progress. The next season of workshops begins on Saturday March 9th and continues through Saturdays 20th April and 18th May.
Mimi's courses are aimed at experienced poets and are frequently oversubscribed; however, sometimes there are a couple of places available. Poets interested should contact LLL direct.
Video footage
Billy Bragg at Penned Up
In March 2017, LLL ran its third festival in a prison at HMP Erlestoke in Wiltshire. Guests included Levi Roots and novelist Kit de Waal.
See video footage on the Weston College website of Billy Bragg at the 2017 Penned Up festival by clicking on the link below. (Weston College is the formal education provider at HMP Erlestoke and helped host the festival.)
To find out more about the Penned Up festivals, click here »
POLSKA BY THE SEA
a boxed set of original postcards
Following Lewes Live Lit's photographic installation at Eastbourne Station, the collection of 24 postcards that accompanied Lisa Barnard's large hanging portaits can now be bought online as a boxed set.
See the complete collection of cards by visiting Artistic Director Mark Hewitt's website: www.mchblank.co.uk Home » Galleries » Polska by the Sea » postcards
TICKETS & MAILING LIST
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Poetry Small Group Seminars [copy]
Led by Mimi Khalvati.
A popular course of holistic poetry seminars with the emphasis on continuity and developing work in progress. The next season of workshops begins on Saturday March 9th and continues through Saturdays 20th April and 18th May.
Mimi's courses are aimed at experienced poets and are frequently oversubscribed; however, sometimes there are a couple of places available. Poets interested should contact LLL direct.