October Readings

On Thursday 25th October, I'm launching "Flesh and Blood", the small group of poems commissioned by Gulbenkian prize-winning Pallant House Gallery in Chichester. These were poems written in response to works in the permanent collection by Sir Matthew Smith, Victor Willing and Richard Hamilton and the temporary installation Shell by Susie McMurray. Shell (whose tenure has been extended by popular demand) will be dismantled at the end of the month, so the reading is well-worth attending on the basis that this is the only chance to experience the poem together and the artwork that inspired it.

I'll be reading the Flesh and Blood poems in front of the artworks that inspired them, starting from 6pm. There is what might be described as strongly sensual content, so you might want to leave the children at home. The tickets are limited for this event, so it's worth booking ahead. For tickets and all enquiries contact Pallant House Gallery. Travellers from Brighton should know it's only £10 return by rail (the gallery is a 5-10 minute walk from the station).

And just a quick reminder that I'll be reading some poems at the Meeting House on University of Sussex campus at 5pm the previous week, Tuesday 16th, as part of the continuing Frogmore Papers 25th anniversary celebrations. Other readers include, I believe, the delectable Catherine Smith.