NEW POETRY
Martina Evans / Sonya Smith
Lewes All Saints Centre
Tues 29 June, 7.45pm
Our first event in Lewes for over a year. Two great poets celebrating new collections published during the last few months of lockdown. Irish poet Martina Evans reads from American Mules (Carcanet) and Sussex poet Sonya Smith reads from every robin I never quite saw (Tall Lighthouse).
PRISON DIALOGUES
Lewes All Saints Centre
Friday 2 July, 8.00pm
Following a one week run at Brighton Fringe, first Lewes performance of a new play by LLL's Artistic Director Mark C. Hewitt.
“Wonderful writing and performance, captivating changes of pace and moments of stillness, so effective. Moving and totally believable. And funny." (Audience feedback)
The work features alternating male and female dialogues.
An El Dorado Evening
John Agard, Grace Nichols & Keith Waithe
Lewes All Saints Centre
Fri 6 August, 8.00pm
A special summer evening of poetry and music that brings the breeze of the Caribbean to Lewes through the work of three top Guyanese Sussex-based artists: poets John Agard, Grace Nichols and virtuoso flautist Keith Waithe, doing their own thing and combining and collaborating in delightful ways.
Part of a busy first week of August for LLL with events on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Visit the Forthcoming Events page to get the full lowdown.
Poetry Small Group Seminars
Led by Mimi Khalvati.
The return of Mini's popular course of holistic poetry seminars with the emphasis on continuity and developing work in progress. The next season of workshops begins on Saturday 9th October and continues through Saturdays 13th November and 4th December.
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. LLL will be taking bookings from early August 2021.
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